Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Uzbekistan's Minister of Internal Affairs Aziz Tashpulatov in Beijing on Wednesday.
Wang said China is willing to work with Uzbekistan to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance exchanges at all levels, and strengthen practical cooperation in areas such as counter-terrorism, combating telecom fraud and cybercrime, security for major events and law enforcement capacity building.
These efforts, Wang added, will help ensure high-quality advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, effectively safeguard the security and stability of both nations, and promote the building of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future that is more substantial and dynamic.
Tashpulatov, for his part, expressed Uzbekistan's willingness to maintain close communication and exchanges with China, and promote in-depth and substantive cooperation between the two countries in law enforcement and security.
China, Uzbekistan to enhance cooperation on law enforcement, security
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' separatist moves to stoke cross-Strait hostility are unpopular and doomed to fail, said Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing on Wednesday.
Zhang made the comments at a regular press conference in response to a media query about recent inappropriate remarks by Chiu Chui-cheng, head of the so-called "mainland affairs council", regarding the Chinese mainland's policy of advancing high-quality cross-Strait integrated development".
"Our fellow Taiwan compatriots are our kith and kin. Over the years, acting on the principle that 'people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are all of the same family', we have actively promoted cross-Strait economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, deepened the integrated development across various fields, and made steady progress in implementing policies that provide equal treatment to Taiwan compatriots. These efforts have continuously yielded new results, fully demonstrating our goodwill in seeking benefits for Taiwan compatriots and our sincerity in advancing the peaceful and integrated development of cross-Strait relations. Such endeavors have been met with strong support and wide acclaim from our Taiwan compatriots. Driven by its separatist pursuit of 'Taiwan secession', the DPP authorities are deeply fearful of closer ties between people across the Strait. They have deliberately fanned the flames of confrontation and antagonism, while resorting to slander and obstruction against anything that helps develop cross-Strait relations and benefits people on both sides. Such moves are deeply unpopular and are bound to fail," she said.
DPP's moves to stoke cross-Strait hostility unpopular, doomed to fail: spokeswoman
