visits were made between the two sides by 2019 this number had soared to about 9 million in the past three years affected by covid19 online communication has become the main form of peopletopeople interactions across the straits and the numbers of people participating in and covered by online communication are reaching new highsthe cpc has always been the spine of the chinese nation exercising strong leadership in realizing national rejuvenation and reunification its consistent efforts over the decades to resolve the taiwan question and achieve complete national reunification are based on the followingfirst the onechina principle must be upheld and no individual or force should be allowed to separate taiwan from chinasecond it is imperative to strive for the wellbeing of all chinese people including those in taiwan and to realize the aspirations of all chinese people for a better lifethird we must follow the principles of freeing the mind seeking truth from facts maintaining the right political orientation and breaking new ground and defend the fundamental interests of the nation and the core interests of the state in formulating principles and policies on work related to taiwanfourth it is necessary to have the courage and skill to fight against any force that attempts to undermine chinas sovereignty and territorial integrity or stands in the way of its reunificationfifth extensive unity and solidarity must be upheld to mobilize all factors to fight against any force that would divide the country and pool strengths to advance national reunificationiii chinas complete reunification is a process that cannot be haltedagainst a backdrop of profound and complex changes in the domestic and international situation our cause of complete national reunification is facing new challenges the cpc and the chinese government have the strength and the confidence to deal with complexities and overcome risks and threats and the ability to take great strides forward on the path to national reunification1 complete reunification is critical to national rejuvenationthroughout chinas 5000year history national reunification and opposition to division have remained a common ideal and a shared tradition of the whole nation in the modern era from the mid19th century due to the aggression of western powers and the decadence of feudal rule china was gradually reduced to a semifeudal semicolonial society and went through a period of suffering worse than anything it had previously known the country endured intense humiliation the people were subjected to great pain and the chinese civilization was plunged into darkness japans 50year occupation of taiwan epitomized this humiliation and inflicted agony on both sides of the taiwan straits our two sides face each other just across a strip of water yet we are still far apart the fact that we have not yet been reunified is a scar left by history on the chinese nation we chinese on both sides should work together to achieve reunification and heal this woundnational rejuvenation has been the greatest dream of the chinese people and the chinese nation since the modern era began only by