Zhang Zhijun: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait should work together to promote Chinese culture to the world

China News Service, Beijing, October 29 (Reporters: Chen Jianxin and Li Baijia) At the 12th Chinese Culture Forum held in Beijing on the 29th, Zhang Zhijun, President of the Association for Cross-Strait Relations, said in his speech that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should give full play to their respective advantages, break down communication barriers, and promote Chinese culture to the world.

Zhang Zhijun said that Chinese culture is the common spiritual homeland of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. It has been passed down from generation to generation and continues to flourish. It has become a distinctive symbol that distinguishes the Chinese nation from other nations. It has been internalized into the spiritual genes and cultural personality of the Chinese nation. It is still and will be a powerful spiritual force in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation today.

He said that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same cultural heritage and share the same origin. Chinese culture is the common root and soul of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. It is an important link to maintain the national sentiments of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and a powerful endogenous driving force for the peaceful development and integrated development of cross-Strait relations. Compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait must stand firm on Chinese culture, strengthen their confidence in Chinese culture, adhere to national justice, and strengthen their ambition and integrity to be upright Chinese people.

Zhang Zhijun pointed out that in mainland China, Chinese culture is now glowing with new vitality. From the national trend consumption to the Hanfu economy, from the "Black Myth: Wukong" game to the "Nezha" series of movies becoming popular all over the world, the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese culture are becoming vivid realities, providing a broad stage for cross-strait cultural exchanges and cooperation.

He said that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should seize the opportunity, ride on the trend, cooperate extensively, work together to explore the rich connotations of Chinese culture, actively explore the integration of modern technology into Chinese culture, empower cross-Strait cultural industry cooperation with new productive forces, and create more new cultural formats that are loved by compatriots on both sides.

He also pointed out that in recent years, the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces on the island have continued to promote the "Taiwan independence" view of history and "de-Sinicization" in the fields of culture and education, aiming to sever the historical, cultural and spiritual ties between the two sides.

In this regard, he called for the establishment of a high-level cultural exchange platform, making good use of Chinese culture as a communication carrier, encouraging more Taiwanese compatriots, especially young people, to visit the mainland, promoting them to have a more personal feeling and understanding of Chinese culture, forming a correct view of history, ethnicity, and country, and transforming cultural identity into a spiritual fit for compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.