Song Tao, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, met with Ma Yingjiu and his delegation in Wuhan on the 30th. Song Tao stated that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are close to each other, and we should adhere to the "1992 Consensus", actively promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, continuously enhance the well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, resolutely oppose separatist activities and external interference, jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the overall interests of the Chinese nation, and work together to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. He said that compatriots on both sides of the Straits belong to the Chinese nation and should work together to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, promote sustainable peace and prosperity on both sides of the Straits, enhance the well-being of the Chinese people on both sides of the Straits, and jointly revitalize China on the basis of the existing political foundation of the 1992 Consensus. (Liao Xinshe)