The reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is just around the corner, Hong Xiuzhu: working together
The 6th Cross Strait Youth Development Forum, with the theme of "Joining Hands to Welcome the Asian Games and Drawing a New Blueprint Together," held its opening ceremony and main forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on September 15th.
Hong Xiuzhu, former chairman of the Kuomintang and chairman of the China Youth Wild Goose Peace Education Foundation, who led the delegation to the forum, gave an interview to Blue Hall Observer on current cross-strait relations, youth exchanges, and Fujian's construction of a demonstration zone for cross-strait integrated development.
The nation cannot be separated, the civilization cannot be cut off, and the country cannot be chaotic
Hong Xiuzhu said that in the face of the obstruction of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in the exchange of young students across the Taiwan Strait, the Cross Strait Youth Development Forum overcame all difficulties and was held as scheduled. One important purpose of this forum is to build a bridge of friendship, communication, and peace.
She emphasized that the Chinese nation has a culture of 5000 years, and there is a very unified concept that "the nation cannot be separated, civilization cannot be broken, and the country cannot be chaotic", which is very important. The cross-strait relations seem to be experiencing ups and downs, and some even describe them as a "dangerous war". We need to work together to overcome this difficulty. In this situation, young people are expected to have even greater expectations. As long as we work together, the reunification of both sides of the Taiwan Strait is just around the corner. She is full of hope for this.
Hangzhou Asian Games awaits outstanding performances from athletes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait
At the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, the Chinese Taipei delegation will have over 500 athletes participating in 33 major events, 47 sub events, and 254 sub events. Another 8 Taiwanese students are volunteers for the competition, and 4 Taiwanese compatriots are torchbearers.
Hong Xiuzhu pointed out in his forum speech that although cross-strait relations have experienced ups and downs for decades, the sports communities of both sides have tried their best to break down political barriers in order to promote the development of sports across the Taiwan Strait. Through more exchanges and interactions, competitions and exchanges, experience sharing, and talent cultivation, they have accumulated more goodwill and achievements for cross-strait interaction. She hopes that athletes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait can perform excellently on the competition field, and even more so, she hopes that the people watching the competition from both sides of the Taiwan Strait can work together to cheer for the athletes from both sides and showcase the precious friendship between families from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Looking forward to further expanding the scope of the demonstration zone and increasing cross-strait exchanges
Recently, the Opinion of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Supporting Fujian in Exploring a New Road for Cross Strait Integration and Development and Building a Demonstration Zone for Cross Strait Integration and Development was officially released. In response, Hong Xiuzhu stated that this is a significant opportunity for Taiwan compatriots. She also pointed out that the scope of the future demonstration zone can be extended to Zhejiang, forming a "bay area" with Fujian on the map, which will surely unleash greater energy.
Regarding the "dissenting voices" on the island after the issuance of the "Opinions", she pointed out that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party believes that this may just be a "big cake" that cannot be seen or eaten.She said that as long as we move forward, we are not afraid of not being able to achieve it. Long winds and waves will sometimes break through, and we will set sail straight to the vast sea.