BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The Chinese mainland insists on
resuming the dialogue and negotiation between the Taiwan Straits
on the basis of the one China principle, said Premier Zhu Rongji
Tuesday.
  The mainland is working to further expand the cross-straits
economic and cultural exchanges and develop cross-straits
relations so as to establish the "three direct links" as soon as
possible, he said in a report on government work he delivered at
the opening of the annual session of the Ninth National People's
Congress.
  In the new year, the premier said, the mainland will adhere to
the basic principles of "peaceful reunification" and "one country,
two systems" and, under the eight-point proposal for the solution
to the Taiwan question put forward by President Jiang Zemin, the
mainland will work hard to develop cross-straits relations in the
direction of peaceful reunification.
  "We reaffirm that there is only one China in the world and the
Chinese mainland and Taiwan both belong to one China. China's
sovereignty and territorial integrity tolerate no division," he
said.
  The one China principle is the basis and premise for developing
cross-straits relations and promoting peaceful reunification of
the motherland, he stressed.
  The mainland will, as always, continue to strengthen exchanges
and dialogues with all political parties and people from all walks
of life in Taiwan who support the one China principle and the
development of cross-straits relations.
  "We support the patriotic actions against 'Taiwan independence'
attempts and for the country's reunification by overseas Chinese
and people of Chinese origin across the world," the premier said.
  "We firmly believe that the great cause of the complete
reunification of the motherland is bound to be realized in an
early date," he said.