The night view of Taipei, Southeast China's Taiwan, June 20, 2019. Photo: Xinhua

A senior Chinese official on Tuesday urged Taiwan entrepreneurs 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 unification of the motherland.

Calling enterprises the beneficiaries of the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, 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 CPPCC National Committee, said that China is willing to promote the peaceful and integrated development of cross-Strait relations based on the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus.

The comments were made at a ceremony for a congratulation 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 with the mainland still maintains strong growth momentum and Taiwan enterprises have also displayed continuous enthusiasm in investing in the Chinese mainland,” Wang said. 

Wang also stressed that the central government won’t alter its policy to share development opportunities in the Chinese mainland with Taiwan people and is committed to the idea of “the two sides of the Taiwan Straits belonging to one family.”

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

This year, the Zijinshan Summit has a theme of "follow the new pattern and share new opportunities." It looked into topics concerning how entrepreneurs across the Strait 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 (DPP) on the island of Taiwan as well as Taiwan secessionists who have been punished by the mainland.