President Ma then shared with the visitors the government's achievements in recent years in improving cross-strait relations. He stressed that since he took office his administration 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. The Taiwan Strait has thus been transformed from a potential flashpoint into an avenue of peace.
【Source: Office of the President】