Cross-Strait dialogue impossible without adherence to 1992 Consensus: spokesperson

BEIJING - A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of any dialogue and consultation across the Taiwan Strait with the island's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority refusing to adhere to the 1992 Consensus and deviating from the one-China principle.

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference that the mainland's policy towards Taiwan is clear and consistent.

"We have repeatedly pointed out that the root cause of current cross-Strait tensions lies in the DPP's refusal to recognize the 1992 Consensus and its unilateral undermining of the common political foundation for cross-Strait dialogue and consultation," Zhu said.

Though the DPP authority has been talking about "reconciliation" and "dialogue" between the mainland and Taiwan recently, it is actually making further moves to collude with external forces to make wild remarks on Hong Kong and Xinjiang in disregard of facts, maliciously attack the mainland and provoke a confrontation between the two sides of the Strait, she said. "Such acts run counter to its so-called 'reconciliation' and 'dialogue'."