China has published a vast collection of historical documents
concerning Taiwan, giving abundant proof of Taiwan's close link
with China's mainland.
The collection comprises 100 volumes, including a historical
record of the Chinese central government's administration of
Taiwan, pedigrees of clans of the mainland's Fujian Province and
Taiwan and historical events in Taiwan, according to a symposium
held in Beijing on the event Friday.
Taiwan residents are mostly descendants of mainland migrants,
many from Fujian province.
"The collection provides indisputable historical record showing
the inseparable historical and cultural links between Taiwan and
the mainland," Cheng
Siwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress, said at the symposium. "It profoundly reveals
the 'China attributes' of Taiwan. It also constitutes a powerful
retort against 'de-Sinolization' efforts of Taiwan
authorities."
"We are opposed to 'Taiwan independence', but we love our Taiwan
compatriots," said Wang Zaixi, deputy director of the Taiwan
Affairs Office of the State Council. "The vast number of Taiwan
compatriots wish for social stability, economic growth and peace
across the Taiwan Straits. We'll continue to work unremittingly for
peace across the Taiwan Straits."
The collection of documents, jointly published by the Jiuzhou
Press and Xiamen University Press, is scheduled to be released in
Taiwan in March.
(Xinhua News Agency January 22, 2005)