BEIJING - The Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief on Tuesday said opposing "Taiwan independence" is crucial to maintaining peaceful cross-Straits ties.Liu Jieyi, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said adhering to the "1992 Consensus" is also crucial.He made the statement in a meeting with a Taiwanese delegation led by Nantou County chief Lin Ming-chen in Beijing.Liu said the two sides should continue to promote exchanges, enforce the 31 agreed measures to boost cross-Straits cultural and economic cooperation.Lin said the exchange has been welcomed and supported by the people in his county. He said he would continue to uphold the "1992 Consensus" and expand cooperation with the mainland. pure gym wristbandsilicone rubber bandsflash drive wristband24 wristbandssilicone fidget spinnerprinted bracelets
HANGZHOU -- The research ship "Xiangyanghong 10" departed on China's 49th ocean expedition Wednesday, with scientists onboard set to explore polymetallic sulphide deposits in the southwest and northwest Indian Ocean.The ship left Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, carrying more than 200 personnel for a 250-day trip that will sail more than 25,000 nautical miles.Scientists plan to conduct research including surveying polymetallic sulphide deposits, sampling biological gene resources, air-sea flux observations, and studying ocean structures, according to the trip's chief scientist Tao Chunhui."A major feature of this voyage is that we will step up environmental monitoring in our scientific expedition and place more attention on the health of the ocean," Tao said.Advanced deep-sea exploration equipment such as the unmanned submersible Qianlong 2 and an underwater glider will be used during the expedition, according to Tao.
