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The Chinese mainland and Taiwan agreed on Tuesday to establish a liaison mechanism in their first formal meeting since 1949.
The agreement was reached after Zhang Zhijun, head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, held a landmark dialogue with visiting Taiwan mainland affairs chief Wang Yu-chi in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province.
The mechanism will aim at tackling major divergences and facilitating all-round development of cross-Straits relations.
However, it will not replace existing communication channels such as the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation.
Describing the progress of cross-Straits ties as "a journey of ups and downs" over decades, Zhang said the mainland and Taiwan must avoid self-inflicted setbacks.
"From early military conflicts and political confrontations to the gradual easing of tensions, numerous people from the two sides have made tremendous efforts to create the current conditions of cross-Straits ties," Zhang said.
He reaffirmed that opposing "Taiwan independence" and adhering to the "1992 Consensus" are the political basis for the peaceful development of the cross-Straits relationship.
Zhang and Wang agreed to leave more room for imagination to achieve a further breakthrough in the relationship.
"As long as we are on the right path, the destination will not be far," Zhang said in opening remarks.
Referring to the historic meeting, Wang said it "does not come easy. – it is the result of interaction between the two sides for many years.”
Wang invited Zhang to visit Taiwan, and Zhang accepted.
Questions:
1. The Chinese mainland and Taiwan agreed to do what for the first time since 1949?
2. What will the mechanism do?
3. Who invited Zhang to visit Taiwan?
Answers:
1. Establish a liaison mechanism.
2. Aim at tackling major divergences and facilitating all-round development of cross-Straits relations.
3. Wang Yu-chi.
About the broadcaster:
Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.
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