March 17, 2013
No. 18
Regarding statements made at the international press conference held after the
closing session of the Mainland’s National People's Congress that mainland China
has recently proposed several directions of reform covering administration, economy,
people's livelihood, social equity and justice areas, the Mainland Affairs Council
(MAC) hereby states (March 17, 2013) that the ROC government affirms these actions
and hopes that, in the future, the two sides can cooperate and mutually advance
in related reform and development directions, to further promote mutual trust and
mutual benefit across the Taiwan Strait.
On the views proposed by the Mainland today regarding future cross-strait relations,
the MAC states that the two sides should cherish the hard-won achievements of benign
cross-strait interactions accumulated over the past five years. In the future, the
ROC government will carry forward with the established policy objectives at the
set pace of promotion, continue to advance institutionalized cross-strait negotiations,
expand and deepen cross-strait exchanges and interaction in various fields, and
strengthen mutual trust across the Strait. The MAC stresses that the Republic of
China is our nation, and Taiwan is our home; both sides of the Strait should uphold
the spirit of “mutual respect, mutual benefit, and co-prosperity＂and jointly work
for peace, stability, and the well-being of the people across the Strait.