Committed to safeguard Chinese Dream

In response to a move proposed by Taiwan education authorities to scale down classical Chinese content in Chinese language textbooks for senior high schools, An Fengshan, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday that any attempt to distance the island from Chinese culture will not gain public support.

A number of activities marking the 30th anniversary of the resumption of cross-Straits exchanges are under preparation. Despite the souring of cross-Straits ties since Tsai Ingwen became Taiwan leader in May last year, trade between the two sides increased in the first half of this year, to $87.49 billion.

On various occasions during the past five years, President Xi Jinping has systematically elaborated on his views on cross-Straits relations - from an institutional approach to national reunification. What is particularly notable is that his thoughts and proposals are more than theoretical, since he spent more than 17 years before 2002 working in East China's Fujian province, which sits on the Chinese mainland side of the Taiwan Straits.