China News Service, Toronto, January 1 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Canada's Vancouver Overseas Chinese Association Canada Peace and Development Exchange Association, Canada China (Friendly) Peaceful Reunification Promotion Association jointly organized from December 30, 2020 to January 1, 2021 "Across the Taiwan Straits Peaceful Development Forum" online exchange meeting.

  Participants reviewed the severe and complicated situation across the Taiwan Strait in the past year and looked forward to the development prospects of cross-strait relations in 2021.

  Wang Dianqi, president of the Canada-China (Friendly) Peaceful Reunification Promotion Association, Hu Pifeng, president of the Canadian Peace and Development Exchange Association, and Che Yinglin, honorary president of the two associations, and related scholars believe that the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party has intensified its efforts to prevent damage in the past year. The cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, but the compatriots on both sides of the strait approached and took good steps more firmly and forcefully.

Adhering to the "92 Consensus" that embodies the one-China principle is the best choice that is most conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait and the world.

  Participants believed that looking forward to 2021, cross-strait relations are still full of variables, but the internal and external environments that affect the development of cross-strait relations may have obvious positive changes.

The mainland is unwavering in its determination and determination to realize cross-strait reunification, and its enthusiasm for Taiwan compatriots and the concept of a family relationship between the two sides of the strait remains the same.

The effect of the US and other external forces playing the "Taiwan card" is getting lower and lower.

The mainstream public opinion in Taiwan still wants peace and development.

The "Taiwan independence" split is unpopular, and the dominant and initiative in cross-strait relations are still firmly in the hands of the mainland.

  Participants said that the Taiwan issue was caused by national weakness and chaos and will definitely end with national rejuvenation.

2021 is still a year full of expectations for overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese. They look forward to the peaceful and integrated development of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the compatriots on both sides of the strait will be better tomorrow.