SATV, Kathmandu, April. 13 - On April 12, the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee made public 10 policies and measures to promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation. Premised on the principle that people on both sides of the Strait are one family, these are important tools to implement the commitments made by President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and advance the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.

Covering party-to-party engagement, youth exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, people-to-people connectivity, cultural exchanges and other fields, the announcement will help remove barriers to cross-Strait exchanges and provide a strong impetus to the integrated development of cross-Strait relations.

The Chinese mainland will set up platforms and mechanisms for deeper exchanges between the CPC and the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Party. Party-to-party exchanges serve as the political cornerstone for peaceful cross-Strait development. The announcement shows the resolve to explore a regular communication mechanism between the CPC and the KMT, grounded in the common political foundation of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing "Taiwan independence."

An institutionalized platform for two-way exchanges between young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will be established. Around 20 youth delegations from Taiwan will be invited to visit the mainland each year to create a stage for young people on both sides to meet, know one another and bond. With a stable party-to-party communication mechanism and interactions among young people, cross-Strait exchanges will forge ahead.

The policies and measures demonstrate mainland’s commitment to safeguarding the well-being of Taiwan compatriots. People-to-people connectivity and economic and trade cooperation are the common aspirations on both sides of the Strait. This time, they are also the highlights of the policies.