The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday sent a message to congratulate the Central Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) in Taiwan on the opening of the KMT's 17th Party Congress.

The message, addressed to the KMT Central Committee and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, recalled that the two parties had jointly issued a document of "common aspiration and prospects for cross-Straits peace and development" in April this year, which "reflected the common aspirations of compatriots on both sides of the Straits" and "opened a new chapter for party-to-party exchanges."

"We sincerely hope that our two parties, along with compatriots on both sides of the Straits, would continue to make joint efforts to uphold the '1992 Consensus,' firmly oppose 'Taiwan independence,' maintain peace across the Taiwan Straits, promote the benefits of people on both sides, create a mutually-beneficial and win-win situation across the Straits, and bring happiness and bliss to the entire Chinese nation," said the message.

Source: Xinhua