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Wednesday, Jul 13, 2005

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Hu praises positive role of New Party

China will cherish and safeguard peace

BEIJING: Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said here on Tuesday the New Party had made positive contributions to improving the relations across the Taiwan Straits.

"It's very praiseworthy for them to do so and we very much appreciate their efforts," said Mr. Hu meeting a visiting delegation of the Taiwan-based New Party headed by chairman Yok Mu-ming here.

Mr. Hu said the New Party was one of Taiwan's important political forces that could not be ignored. It always adhered to the one-China position and opposed "Taiwan independence." It opposed splitting Taiwan from the Chinese mainland and stood for peaceful reunification of the nation, he said.

Mr. Hu, who is also the President and Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, said China would firmly cherish and safeguard peace and inspire Chinese people to devote themselves to the cause of revitalising the nation.

Mr. Hu said the CPC was ready to join hands with the New Party to promote the peaceful reunification of the motherland to benefit the compatriots across the Taiwan Straits.

"It is the common political proposition and the goal of our two parties to firmly oppose `Taiwan independence' and promote peaceful reunification of the country." — Xinhua

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