Welcome more Taiwanese compatriots to mainland China to seek roots and pay respects to their ancestors

Chen Binhua, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference on December 25 that we welcome more Taiwanese compatriots to come to the mainland to trace their roots and pay homage to their ancestors, and to gain a deeper understanding of the new development of their ancestral hometown.

At the regular press conference on the 25th, a reporter asked: Former Democratic Progressive Party representative Guo Zhengliang went to Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province to worship his ancestors a few days ago, saying that "there is a feeling of returning to one's roots, proving that the bond of historical culture and blood is the strongest", and was attacked by the green camp on the island. What is your comment on this?

Chen Binhua said that respecting the dead and remembering the ancestors, respecting the hometown and loving the hometown are the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, which embodies the Chinese people's remembrance of their ancestors and ancestral land, and is a cultural gene rooted in the blood of the Chinese people. For Taiwanese compatriots returning to their hometown to trace their roots, the relatives and compatriots on the mainland all warmly welcome them. This is the value pursuit of Chinese culture and the warmth of the Chinese people.

He also said that we welcome more Taiwanese compatriots to come to the mainland to trace their roots and pay homage to their ancestors, to gain a deeper understanding of the new development of their ancestral hometown, and to deeply feel the family affection and friendship passed down by blood. Some people on the island, out of their "Taiwan independence" nature, have been making irresponsible remarks about this and forgetting their roots, which is despicable.