Road map to reunification now clear

Editor's note: China must be and will be reunited, said President Xi Jinping at a gathering in Beijing on Wednesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. Xiakedao, a WeChat account affiliated to the People's Daily, comments on Thursday:

Xi's remarks at the meeting were informative. He stressed "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems", and did not mention the 1992 Consensus as often as before.

Which demonstrates Beijing's confidence that it has taken the initiative in cross-Straits relations, and its focus has shifted from the struggle against secessionists to striving for reunification.