BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 2024 Taiwan Work Conference was held in Beijing from February 22 to 23. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended and delivered a speech. He said that it is necessary to take the thought of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era as the guide, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four consciousnesses", strengthen the "four self-confidences", and achieve the "two safeguards", fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee, resolutely implement the party's overall strategy for resolving the Taiwan issue in the new era and the decision-making and deployment of the party's work on Taiwan, and unswervingly promote the great cause of the reunification of the motherland.
Wang Huning said that over the past year, the work on Taiwan has forged ahead with determination, overcome difficulties, promoted new progress in China, and consolidated and expanded the international community's adherence to the one-China pattern. It is necessary to unify our thinking and action with the analysis and judgment of the situation in the Taiwan Strait and the decision-making and deployment of work with Taiwan, and further grasp the strategic initiative in realizing the complete reunification of the motherland.
Wang Huning said that this year is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a crucial year for realizing the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. It is necessary to adhere to the one-China principle and the "92 Consensus" to promote peaceful development and advance the process of reunification of the motherland. It is necessary to expand cross-strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields and deepen cross-strait integration and development. It is necessary to promote the joint promotion of Chinese culture on both sides of the strait and promote the spiritual harmony of compatriots on both sides of the strait. It is necessary to resolutely crack down on "curbing the interference of external forces, firmly support the patriotic reunification forces on the island, extensively unite Taiwan compatriots, and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait." It is necessary to uphold and strengthen the party's overall leadership over the work related to Taiwan, consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education, and enhance the joint force of the work on Taiwan.
Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission, presided over the meeting. **Relevant responsible comrades of the party, government, military and mass departments and various localities attended the meeting. (ENDS).