The two-day-long cross-Strait Economic and Trade Forum concluded on Saturday in Beijing with a beneficial policy package and Joint Proposals.

Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) made a speech at the closing ceremony of the forum, saying that the Joint Proposals set forth by the forum was the wisdom product of the compatriots from both sides of the Strait and reflected their common aspiration. "We will give priority to the Joint Proposals and make strenuous efforts to realize the proposals into reality," he said.

Wu Poh-hsiung, vice chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Party at the closing ceremony that "on the basis of the '1992 consensus,' the institutionalized exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan should be resumed."

The "1992 consensus" says that both sides across the Taiwan Strait accept the "one-China principle," but with their own interpretations.

He also hoped that the the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities could realize the people's interests and aspiration and accept the agreement reached on the forum as soon as possible.

Source: Xinhua