Zhang Zhijun: No matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the "1992 Consensus" will never be outdated or rewritten

(Delivery of the Two Sessions) Zhang Zhijun: No matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the "1992 Consensus" cannot be outdated or turned over

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 10 (Reporter Long Min Li Jinlei) This year marks the 30th anniversary of the "1992 Consensus", and the Taiwan-related part of the government work report is also clear again, "Adhering to the one-China principle and the '92 Consensus'" .

Zhang Zhijun, deputy to the National People's Congress and president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing on the 10th that no matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the "1992 Consensus" is not and cannot be outdated or rewritten. Compatriots on both sides of the strait should cherish the pinnacle of the development of cross-strait relations.

　　In 1992, the ARATS and the Taiwan SEF, through talks in Hong Kong and subsequent correspondence, reached a consensus on verbally expressing "both sides of the Taiwan Strait adhere to the one-China principle." This consensus was later called the "1992 Consensus". .

　　Zhang Zhijun said that the core meaning of the "1992 Consensus" is that "the two sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China and work together to seek national reunification", which reflects the political wisdom of seeking common ground while reserving differences, confirming the political basis for cross-strait consultation, and developing for the ARATS and Taiwan SEF. Negotiations and results provide the necessary prerequisites.

　　Zhang Zhijun said that the "1992 Consensus" has gradually developed from the political foundation of the ARATS and Taiwan SEF's institutionalized consultation to an important part of the common political foundation for the exchanges between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.

The "1992 Consensus" plays an irreplaceable and important role in building mutual trust, conducting dialogue and consultation, and promoting the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.

　　Zhang Zhijun pointed out that the "1992 Consensus" emphasized that "both sides of the strait belong to one China", which is the most important recognition of the nature of cross-strait relations.

The two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not two "countries" or "one China, one Taiwan", but one country.

　　Zhang Zhijun said that the development of cross-strait relations over the past 30 years has fully proved that the "1992 Consensus" is related to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the interests and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. No matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, the "1992 Consensus" has not It is also impossible to be outdated or rewritten. It is always the pinnacle of improving and developing cross-strait relations, and compatriots on both sides of the strait should cherish it.

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