It is the common aspiration of all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to seek reconciliation and dialog for the building of a win-win future, said visiting Chairman Lien Chan of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Party Friday in Beijing.
"We should put the people first and give priority to the people 's well-being," he said during a speech delivered at Beijing University. "This is supported by all the Chinese people, including the 23 million residents in Taiwan and the 1.3 billion on the mainland."
"We're paving the way and building a bridge, and the people will be glad to see cross-Straits dialog, reconciliation and cooperation, rather than confrontation or conflict," Lien said.
Before Lien and his KMT delegation left Taiwan for the Chinese mainland, Lien said a poll conducted in Taiwan indicated 66 percent of the Taiwan people support cross-Straits reconciliation and dialogue, while about 30 percent say it is unlikely to produce any concrete result.
Lien told his audience in Beijing University it is a historic opportunity to sum up the past and build a common future for both sides of the Straits. "And this is very important," he said.