BEIJING: A senior Chinese official has called for “resolutely” cracking down on “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and opposing interference by external forces this year to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, state agency Xinhua reported today.
The ruling communist party’s fourth-ranked leader Wang Huning made the remarks at the 2026 work conference on Taiwan affairs held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, Xinhua reported.
In his address to the annual meeting, Wang also urged support for “patriotic and unified forces” in Taiwan and said the government will facilitate and enhance people-to-people and grassroots exchanges across the Taiwan strait.