Govt blames Taiwan for breakdown

Upholding 1992 Consensus a 'precondition' for communication, mainland office says

Taiwan is responsible for stalling communication between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday.

"Upholding the 1992 Consensus is the political foundation to maintain the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations," spokesman An Fengshan said at a news conference on Wednesday.