Beijing, 4 Apr (ZXS) -- Since the beginning of the year, cross-strait economic, trade, and nongovernmental exchanges have continued to be warm. Mainland Taiwan-related scholars said in an interview that the mainland has actively promoted cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, conformed to the public opinion on both sides of the strait, and demonstrated its strong determination, determination and confidence in adhering to the concept of "the two sides of the strait are one family", promoting the peaceful and integrated development of cross-strait relations, and promoting the process of reunification of the motherland.
Liu Ying, deputy director of the Political Economy Research Office of the Institute of Taiwan Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the Taiwan people have recently made a very strong call for relaxing cross-strait exchanges and exchanges and strengthening exchanges in various fields as soon as possible. According to a poll by the Taiwan Public Opinion Foundation, seventy percent of the people are happy to see cross-strait exchanges resumed and tensions reduced. Major industrial and commercial organizations in Taiwan have also actively visited the mainland. The mainland's promotion of cross-strait exchanges and cooperation shows that the mainland has always stood on the stand of the people on both sides of the strait and worked for the well-being of the people on both sides of the strait.
Liu Ying continued: From a historical point of view, the mainland has always insisted on promoting the normalization of cross-strait exchanges and exchanges, which is also the main driving force. In the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, Taiwanese people and enterprises should not be absent. The normalization of exchanges and cooperation is an important guarantee and condition for promoting the peaceful reunification of the motherland and sharing the fruits of mainland economic development with Taiwan compatriots.
Professor Zhu Songling of the Institute of Taiwan Studies of Beijing Union University said that the continuous warmth of cross-strait exchanges and the release of positive and moderate signals are not only the implementation of the basic principle of "peaceful reunification and one country, two systems" for a long time, but also a clear manifestation of the mainland's strategic determination to adhere to the established principles and policies toward Taiwan.
Zhu Songling held that cross-strait exchanges can enhance mutual understanding and understanding among the people and defuse antagonistic sentiments. By expanding contacts through exchanges, we can also crack the DPP authorities' attempt to create cross-strait "decoupling." He also pointed out that the results of last year's "nine-in-one" election in Taiwan showed that the minds of the people on the island have changed. Conforming to the people's public opinion for peace and development and strengthening cross-strait exchanges can make the voice of Taiwan Island calling for peaceful development louder and louder, which is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
The white paper "The Taiwan Issue and the Cause of China's Reunification in the New Era" published last year mentioned "eliminating interference, overcoming obstacles, and continuously expanding cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields." Zhu Songling said that the "interference" here is mainly aimed at external forces, and the "obstacles" mainly come from the DPP authorities.
He continued: Foreign forces have been interfering with cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and this interference has become more and more serious and blatant. After the DPP authorities came to power, they also created a series of obstacles in terms of policies and laws in an attempt to hinder normal cross-strait exchanges. Therefore, only by eliminating interference, overcoming obstacles, and continuously expanding cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields can cross-strait peaceful development continue to advance.
Regarding the next stage of cross-strait exchanges, Liu Ying pointed out that the high-quality integrated development of cross-strait industries is one of the most urgent areas. In her view, cross-strait industrial cooperation, especially manufacturing cooperation, has a good foundation, but at present, it faces many problems such as excessive concentration of investment in the ICT industry, low level of cooperation in high-tech industries, and insufficient integration of cross-strait industrial systems. Against the background of adverse currents in economic globalization, the downturn in the world economy, and the impact on the global industrial chain and supply chain, cross-strait industrial cooperation is at a critical crossroads.
She believes that the mainland's in-depth implementation of the innovation-driven development strategy and vigorous promotion of high-quality development have provided new development opportunities for the deep integration of cross-strait industries. In the future, the cross-strait manufacturing industry should transform to high-quality development and cooperation under the guidance of innovation, focus on the mainland's domestic demand market and industrial ecology, and jointly build an independent cross-strait industrial chain and value chain, so that Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan enterprises can share the dividends of development and lay a solid foundation for peaceful reunification. (End)