The blood and historical ties of the Chinese nation and the common aspiration for peace on both
sides of the Taiwan Straits made it possible for the cross-Straits
political parties to make
contacts in 2005. From the perspective of the Kuomintang, the People First Party and the New Party, the cross-Straits party contacts are imbued with the significance of cherishing the memory of the revolutionary martyrs, looking for the roots and offering sacrifice to the ancestors, realizing political reconciliation between the political parties and promoting cross-Straits economic and trade cooperation. The contacts between the political parties across the Straits have far-reaching positive impacts: First, these contacts helped enhance mutual understanding and lay a solid foundation for the development of cross-Straits relations; Second, they set up a platform for regular party communications and provided a new pivot for developing the cross-Straits relations; Third, an advance was brought about in the cross-Straits economic and trade
cooperation and a lubricating oil is added for the development of the
relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.
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