Jia Qinglin (2nd R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Lien Chan (2nd L), honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, in Beijing, China, July 27, 2009.
Mutual trust based on opposition to "Taiwan independence" and adherence to 1992 consensus was the driving force for progress in relations between the mainland and Taiwan, Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said on July 27.
Jia said during his meeting with Kuomintang (KMT) honorary chairman, Lien Chan, that political trust between the two sides was an "important basis" and "right direction" for cross-Straits relations.
Jia said further progress in relations need joint efforts from the Communist Party of China and the KMT, and from both sides of the Taiwan Straits.
Jia said that the common prospects for peaceful cross-Straits development, agreed by leaders of the CPC and KMT in 2005, had been implemented since and had brought substantial benefits to compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.