තායිවාන් සමුද්‍ර සන්ධියේ දෙපැත්තෙම චීන ජාතිකයින්

Strait cannot sever bond of kinship between compatriots: Xi

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, says the distance of the Taiwan Strait cannot sever the bond of kinship between compatriots on both sides.

He said this while meeting with Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing on April 10 afternoon.

"Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all Chinese. There are no knots that cannot be untied, no issues that cannot be discussed, and no forces that can separate us. The distance of the Strait cannot sever the bond of kinship between compatriots on both sides. The difference in systems does not alter the reality that both sides of the Strait belong to one China and the same Chinese nation. External interference cannot hold back the historical trend of national reunification. Over the years, compatriots on both sides of the Strait have upheld our shared heritage, joined hands and rendered mutual support," said Xi.

Ma, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, is leading a youth delegation from Taiwan to visit the mainland from April 1 to 11.

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