Historic handshake between CPC and Kuomintang leaders

May 4, 2015

Xi: Striving together for a future relationship across the Straits

Xi Jinping met with KMT Chairman Eric Chu in Beijing. Xi stressed that the relationship across the Straits was at a key point in its development. He said that the exact nature of the relationship's continued growth is a significant question that affects the future of the nation and the well-being of hundreds of millions of people, so it must be carefully considered. Xi advised that the CPC and KMT should strengthen their communication and strive together to blaze a new trail toward a brighter future for the cross-Straits relationship.