"We are delighted to see that some political parties have decided to change their approach and start a dialogue with mainland China. More communication between Taiwan and the Mainland can only help to reduce differences within Taiwan and achieve consensus, so the KMT welcomes such developments."

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“Cross-strait relations are not nation-to-nation based. These are special relations.”

“While both insist there's only 'one China,' we have different interpretations of 'one China'.”

“It is not a country-to-country relation between the two sides of the Strait.”

“We should continue to abide by the principles of putting aside differences and seeking consensus, and put economics before politics in handling cross-strait relations. This is why we are focused on cross-strait exchanges in the area of economic and trade cooperation.”

“We should cement political trust between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and continue to define cross-strait relations under the 'one China' framework. Cross-strait relations are special relations.”

“The more areas in which we agree, the greater the chances of resolving our differences.”

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