Peace key to cross-Straits ties

Xi says Chinese mainland, Taiwan are a community of shared future, can't be separated

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Friday on compatriots across the Taiwan Straits to uphold the one-China principle, oppose "Taiwan independence" and expand communications in all areas.

Xi made the remarks while meeting with Lien Chan, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. It was Xi's fourth meeting with Lien since Xi became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in late 2012.