The president said that since he took office in 2008 the ROC government has consistently sought, under the framework of the ROC Constitution, to maintain the status quo of "no unification, no independence, and no use of force" in the Taiwan Strait, and to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait ties under the "1992 Consensus," whereby each side acknowledges the existence of "one China" but maintains its own interpretation of what that means. Currently, cross-strait relations are at their most stable since the two sides came under separate rule 66 years ago. This past February, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel delivered an address in which he applauded the progress in cross-strait relations. That progress, he said, has been conducive to the development of Taiwan-U.S. relations over the past several years, indicating that progress in Taiwan-U.S. relations and cross-strait relations are closely related.
【Source: Office of the President】