Senior CPC official urges resolute efforts to advance national reunification

Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has stressed the importance of maintaining the initiative and the ability to steer in relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Addressing a work conference on Taiwan affairs held in Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday, Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called for resolute efforts to advance the cause of national reunification.

Underlining the importance of upholding the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, he called for standing closely with compatriots in Taiwan, giving firm support to patriots in Taiwan who desire reunification, and resolutely combating provocations aimed at Taiwan secession.

Wang urged efforts to facilitate cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, and create favorable conditions for young people from Taiwan to pursue and fulfill their dreams on the mainland.

The integrated development of the two sides should be deepened so as to allow Taiwan compatriots to share development opportunities and outcomes of Chinese modernization, he said.

Wang also called for firm opposition to external interference and stressed efforts to consolidate the international community's commitment to the one-China principle.

He emphasized implementing the Party's overall policy for resolving the Taiwan question in the new era and strengthening the centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee over the work related to Taiwan.

Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

Senior CPC official urges resolute efforts to advance national reunification

Senior CPC official urges resolute efforts to advance national reunification

The 139th China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, is seeing steady, high-quality growth in buyer attendance with an increasingly diversified global market reach, an official from the China Foreign Trade Center (CFTC) said at a press briefing on Friday.

According to the CFTC, pre-registrations for the upcoming fair have surpassed 210,000, marking a 20 percent year-on-year increase. The new buyers mainly come from countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, with rapid increases also seen from regions including Latin America and Africa.

Zhu Yong, director of the China Foreign Trade Center, outlined the key characteristics of the pre-registered buyers and their procurement priorities.

"For the first time, professional buyers account for over 70 percent of total pre-registrations. These buyers have demonstrated robust demand for China's new, green and smart products, with electrical and electronic products, consumer electronics, and power and electrical equipment ranking as the top three categories for pre-registered purchasing intentions," she said.

Established in 1957, the Canton Fair is held every spring and autumn in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. As the longest-running comprehensive international trade event in China, it is widely regarded as a barometer of China's foreign trade. It has been successfully held for 138 sessions and has helped establish trade relations with more than 229 countries and regions around the world.

The upcoming 139th edition is scheduled to take place from April 15 to May 5, 2026.

139th Canton Fair sees rise in buyer quality, market diversity: official