Days before a summit with U. S. President George W. Bush in Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao called on Sunday for talks between Beijing and Taiwan as soon as possible to (36)______peace in the region. Beijing and Taiwan should " (37)______talks on an equal footing as soon as possible", Hu told Lien Chan, former chairman of Taiwan’’s main (38) ______Nationalist Party, who led a (39) ______of 170 business leaders to (40)______a two -day economic and trade forum on April, 16th, 2006. Throughout his speech, Hu (41)______the importance of peace between the mainland and the island. Fence-mending talks between Beijing and Taipei have been (42) ______since 1999 when ’’then-president’’ Lee Teng-hui (43)______bilateral relations as "special state to state".
(44)____________ because the island’’s leaders have refused to embrace the 1992 consensus (45)____________" Adhering to the 1992 consensus is the important basis for realizing peaceful development between the two sides," Hu said.
(46)____________ "We will fulfill our promises to Taiwan compatriots. There will be no change just because of momentary fluctuations in the situation or a small group of people interfering in or sabotaging (破坏)" , Hu said without elaborating.
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