The implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) will offer more development opportunities for Taiwan compatriots and enterprises, said Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.
Chen made the remarks when he was asked how the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council will implement the Taiwan-related content in this year's government work report.
"This year marks the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The Taiwan-related provisions in this year's government work report lay out the major policies, fundamental principles, positions, goals and tasks for the current work related to Taiwan, serving as critical guidance for advancing Taiwan-related work throughout the year," said Chen.
"The 14th Five-Year Plan period has come to a successful conclusion. Our country's economic strength, scientific and technological abilities, defense capabilities, and composite national strength have all reached new heights, and solid and new strides have been made in Chinese modernization, laying a more solid foundation for advancing the cause of national reunification. The implementation of the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan will surely provide broader development opportunities for the vast majority of Taiwan compatriots and enterprises," he said.
"We will thoroughly implement our Party's overall policy for the new era on resolving the Taiwan question and the CPC Central Committee's decisions and arrangements for Taiwan-related work, stay committed to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, uphold the conviction that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are of the same family, and deepen cross-Strait exchanges, cooperation and integrated development, so as to enable the compatriots on both sides of the Strait to share the opportunities and fruits of Chinese modernization," Chen noted.
"We will boost cross-Strait people-to-people exchanges and forge closer bonds between the compatriots on both sides, while promoting the joint inheritance and enhance of Chinese culture. We will resolutely crack down on Taiwan separatist forces, oppose external interference, stand closely with our Taiwan compatriots, give firm support to patriots in Taiwan who desire reunification, and firmly maintain the initiative and the ability to steer cross-Strait relations. We will unswervingly promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and advance the cause of national reunification," he added.
The outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan for national economic and social development was approved on March 12 at the closing meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.
Implementation of 15th Five-Year Plan to offer more development opportunities for Taiwan compatriots, enterprises: spokesman
