Cross-Strait Youth Forum Opens in Beijing 北京兩岸青年峰會 歐陽娜娜任形象大使

The Cross-strait Youth Forum opened in Beijing yesterday with Ouyang Nana as the event ambassador. The Mainland Affairs Council warned Taiwanese youths not to let themselves become Communist pawns for reunification.

Ouyang Nana, Entertainer: “Here's to a successful 2022 Cross-Strait Youth Summit.”

The Cross-Strait Youth Summit opened in Beijing on the 21st with Ouyang Nana as event ambassador. Former Kuomintang Chair Hung Hsiu-chu talked about the important role youth will play in the coming era, while KMT Vice Chair Sean Lien gave a recorded speech calling for more cross-Strait collaboration.

Sean Lien, Vice Chair, KMT: “No matter which side of the Strait you're on, we share a common culture and ethnicity. There are many topics and many businesses (that span the Strait). We should explore them together and work together for the greater good.”

Liu Jieyi, Director, Taiwan Affairs Office: “We can learn from each other and work together to create better conditions. We want to make it more convenient for Taiwanese youths to come to the mainland to learn, work, start businesses, and live.”

Justin Lin, who was born in Taiwan and is currently a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said during his address that youth on either side of the Strait could work together to break the current stalemate and contribute to an ethnic revival. In response, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council warned Taiwanese youth not to become Communist pawns for reunification.

Chiu Chui-cheng, Spokesperson, Mainland Affairs Council: “I call on all our young friends to raise their vigilance and to pay attention to the ulterior political motives behind relevant events so that they don't become Communist propaganda tools for reunification.”

In response to a series of videos released by the Taiwan Affairs Office on the legitimacy of the 1992 Consensus, Chiu says the Republic of China has no room to breathe under the one-China principle and the people of Taiwan don't accept it as Taiwan has never been a part of the People's Republic of China.

21日在北京拉開序幕的「兩岸青年峰會」，找了藝人歐陽娜娜擔任形象大使，前國民黨主席洪秀柱在大會題詞稱「攜手繪青春、奮進新時代」，副主席連勝文也以預錄影片致詞，希望透過交流，有助推動兩岸青年的合作契機。

國民黨副主席連勝文表示：「海峽兩岸的青年由於我們來自於同樣的文化、同樣的民族，所以有非常多的議題，以及非常多的事業，其實我們可以一起探討、一起來奮鬥。」

中國國台辦主任劉結一指出：「一如既往，為兩岸青年互學互鑑，創造良好的條件，為台灣青年在大陸學習、就業、創業、生活，提供更多便利。」

在台灣出生，現任中國全國政協常委的林毅夫致詞時，提到兩岸青年攜手打破僵局，為民族復興作出貢獻。對此，陸委會呼籲台灣青年應避免成為中共對台統戰的工具之一。

陸委會副主委兼發言人邱垂正回應：「呼籲青年朋友應該提高警覺，注意相關活動背後是否潛藏政治目的，避免淪為中共對台統戰的宣傳工具。」

國台辦近來祭出8集九二共識的影片，強調白紙黑字不容否認，邱垂正回應中方所謂一中原則的九二共識，沒有中華民國存在空間，台灣人民從未接受，台灣從來不是中華人民共和國的一部分。