Xi Jinping, re-elected general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said on Wednesday that the CPC and Kuomintang Party should contribute to the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Straits and "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation".

Xi's comment came in response to KMT Chairman Wu Den-yih congratulating him on his election for a second term.

In his congratulatory message, Wu said that with joint efforts from the two parties, cross-Straits relations have changed from tense opposition to peaceful development.