The Taiwan Affairs Office of China's

State Council said this week that continuous efforts were ongoing to facilitate

young people from Taiwan to realize their education and career dreams on the

mainland.

This year, another 20 mainland

universities are set to begin accepting applications from Taiwan students,

making the number 336 in total.

Meantime, Fujian Province is prepared for

supplying electricity and water to the Kinmen and Matsu islands.

All this came after a key policy speech

by President Xi Jinping this year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the

Chinese mainland's Message to Compatriots in Taiwan.

In the speech, Xi Jinping proposed that

the mainland and Taiwan conduct democratic consultation on Cross-Strait

relations and the future of the nation.

He also said the principles of

"peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems" are

the best approach to realizing national reunification.

Check out this week’s panel to hear more

details on Cross-Strait relations.