President Xi meets Taiwan politician

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vincent Siew, honorary chairman of the Taiwan-based Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation, at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2013 on Monday.

During the meeting, Xi noted that the Chinese mainland's resolution to push forward the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations is steadfast, and its policies and guidelines for Taiwan are clear.

Xi said the mainland will maintain various policies that have proven effective in promoting cross-Strait relations and bringing benefits to people from the mainland and Taiwan.

It is important that people from the mainland and Taiwan realize and take advantage of the historic opportunities to push forward the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, according to Xi.

The president said he hopes cross-Strait economic cooperation can be boosted by compatriots across the Strait through the concept of "one family."

In order to deepen cross-Strait economic cooperation, Taiwanese companies investing in the Chinese mainland will be treated as equal to mainland companies, he vowed.

The Chinese mainland and Taiwan should jointly push cross-Strait economic cooperation to a new level by strengthening cross-Strait high-level dialogues and coordination, in the president's view.

He said the two sides should accelerate industrial cooperation, expand two-way investment, and deepen cooperation in financial services.