Xi congratulates new KMT leader

He expresses hope Wu will work for good cross-Straits ties

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, congratulated Wu Den-yih on his election as new chairman of Kuomintang on Saturday.

In his message to Wu, Xi said he hoped the two parties will keep the well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits in mind, adhere to the 1992 Consensus and firmly oppose "Taiwan independence" .