State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family and should reunite and welcome the new year in harmony.

The Information Office of the State Council of China holds its regular press conference. A reporter asked: With the traditional Chinese festival Spring Festival approaching, does the Taiwan Affairs Office have any plans to visit and console Taiwanese compatriots and businesses? Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said that the Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, a time for bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and a time for family reunions. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family and should celebrate the new year and the Spring Festival together. From February 10th to 12th, Song Tao, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, visited and consoled Taiwanese compatriots and business people in Fuzhou, Fujian. He attended a forum for Taiwanese business people and compatriots to celebrate the Spring Festival, listened to opinions and suggestions, and had discussions with representatives of Taiwanese business people, compatriots, youth, Taiwan business community members, and fellow compatriots from Kinmen and Matsu, sharing their affection and celebrating the Spring Festival together. He also conveyed New Year greetings to the Taiwanese compatriots on behalf of the central authorities and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.