Promote cross-Straits ties in line with law

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, held in late October last year, made a strategic arrangement for national reunification in accordance with the law under the new conditions. To push forward the Taiwan work in accordance with the law is a requirement for comprehensively promoting the rule of law, a need for furthering cross-Straits relations. It also reflects the Party's new thinking on the Taiwan work.

With the Constitution as the core guide and the Anti-Secession Law as the backbone, a basic legal framework related to Taiwan has been established, which constitutes an important part of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics. Cross-Straits relations have gone through profound changes since the Anti-Secession Law was passed by the third session of the 10th National People's Congress on March 14, 2005. Rich experiences have been accumulated in advancing the Taiwan work in accordance with the law, which vividly demonstrates how the Party and the government successfully implement the strategy of the law-based governance of the country.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important remarks on the Taiwan work, including the idea that "both sides of the Taiwan Straits are of one family and should join hands to realize the Chinese Dream", and the recent statement that "both sides of the Straits should unswervingly stick to the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, stick to the common political foundation, work for the welfare of compatriots on both sides, and join hands for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". With these remarks as guidance and the trend of cross-Straits relations in mind, we should carefully plan and press ahead with the Taiwan work in accordance with the law.