BEIJING -- Wang Huning, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has urged steadfast efforts to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and advance national reunification.

Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks at a work conference on Taiwan affairs held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.

Wang stressed the need to uphold the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, firmly combat "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and oppose interference by external forces.

He also called for facilitating people-to-people and primary-level exchanges, and supporting Taiwan compatriots, especially young people, seeking to study, work and live on the mainland.

He further emphasized the importance of supporting the development of Taiwan's businesspeople and enterprises on the mainland, so that people on both sides of the Strait can share the opportunities and achievements of Chinese modernization.

The meeting was chaired by Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs.