" BEIJING michael kors handbags australia clearance , Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's top Taiwan affairs official urged cross-Strait relations to continue pursuing peaceful development in 2015, calling for ""stability, development and benefits for the people.""
Zhang Zhijun, head of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in a New Year greeting carried in the January 2015 issue of government-run magazine ""Relations Across the Taiwan Straits"".
According to the article, titled ""Keep the Momentum michael kors handbags australia online , Overcome Difficulties to Walk On,"" cross-Strait relations remained positive over the past year and mutual political trust were further consolidated.
In June, Zhang made a landmark visit to Taiwan as the first Taiwan affairs chief from the mainland to do so in 65 years. He held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief, amid warming cross-Strait ties.
During the trip, Zhang also went beyond the city to chat with grassroots people from various walks of life michael kors handbags australia , listening to their opinions on cross-Strait ties.
In November, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, met with Vincent Siew, a senior Taiwan politician, calling on the two sides to join hands michael kors australia online , fend off interference and retain more active cooperation.
In the article, Zhang expressed his hope that the two sides will continue to oppose ""Taiwan independence,"" pledging to expand cross-Strait economic cooperation and ensure closer ties between people of various classes and walks of life.