SHANGHAI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland Taiwan affairs chief Zhang Zhijun Saturday called on mainland academics to continue to support the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
Zhang, head of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office and the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while addressing a symposium held by the Center for Research on Cross-Straits Relations.
The official said currently cross-Strait relations face stubbornness as Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party administration runs counter to the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the political foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Stressing that 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the start of cross-Strait exchanges, Zhang said no force should hinder the common wishes of cross-Strait compatriots for exchange and cooperation.
