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A senior official on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday urged entrepreneurs on the island of Taiwan to "draw a clear line" with "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces, walk on the right path, "stand on the right side of history" and contribute to the reunification of the motherland.

Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter sent to the 2021 Zijinshan Summit for Entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait, which took place on Tuesday in the city of Nanjing in East China's Jiangsu Province.

"Despite a series of headwinds, trade between the Chinese mainland and the island of Taiwan still maintains strong growth momentum and Taiwan enterprises have also displayed continuous enthusiasm in investing in the Chinese mainland," Wang said in the letter, while calling enterprises the beneficiaries of the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and the builders of reunification work.

Wang also stressed that the central government won't alter its policy to share development opportunities in the Chinese mainland with Taiwan residents and won't change its measures to support entrepreneurs and enterprises from the island.

"The Chinese mainland remains a hot investment destination for Taiwan enterprises and a foundation for their growth," he said. 

This year, the Zijinshan Summit is themed "follow the new pattern and share new opportunities." It covers topics concerning how entrepreneurs can seize opportunities from the mainland's pursuit of high-quality development to further their exchanges and cooperation for greater development of their business. The conference was held both online and offline, with venues in both Nanjing and Taipei.

In November, a number of firms funded by Taiwan-based Far Eastern Group were fined for a series of violations of laws and regulations in the mainland. The group has been under serious fire on the Chinese mainland over its financial support for the Democratic Progressive Party on the island of Taiwan as well as Taiwan secessionists who have been punished by the mainland.

Global Times