A Guangming Daily (November 4) article captioned 'The united front is a powerful magic
weapon that unites people's hearts' listed seven points. These were: Adhere to and improve the
multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the
Communist Party of China.; Among them was that "In the new era, the United Front will
unswervingly implement the "one country, two systems" policy, unswervingly implement the
"patriots governing Hong Kong" and "patriots governing Macao" principles, and continue to
develop and strengthen the forces of patriotism and love for Hong Kong and Macao; Adhere
to the direction of Sinicization of my country's religions. Fully implement the party's religious
work theories, principles, and policies in the new era, adhere to protecting the legal, stop the
illegal, curb extremism, resist infiltration, and crack down on crime, and actively guide religion
to adapt to socialist society; Strengthen the united front work of non-Party intellectuals and
new social strata. The work of non-party intellectuals is an important work of the united front,
and people from new social strata are the builders of the cause of socialism with Chinese
characteristics; Promote the healthy development of the non-public economy and the healthy
growth of people in the non-public economy. The non-public economy is an important part of
China’ssocialist market economy, and the private economy is an important object that the party
must unite with; Do a good job in the overseas united front work and overseas Chinese affairs
of Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. Develop and strengthen the forces of patriotism and love
for Hong Kong and Macao, strengthen the patriotic spirit of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots,
and form a broader united front in support of "one country, two systems" at home and abroad.
Adhere to the party's overall strategy for solving the Taiwan issue in the new era, insist on
uniting the majority of Taiwan compatriots, and firmly support the patriotic unification forces
on the island. Strengthen and improve the work of overseas Chinese affairs, and form a strong
force jointly committed to national rejuvenation; and do a good job in the network united front work. China is a big country on the Internet, and the Internet has increasingly become the main
battleground for winning the hearts and minds of people. It asserted, in conclusion, that "The
main line of the party's ethnic work is to forge a sense of community of the Chinese nation.
The sense of community of the Chinese nation is the foundation of national unity"; The political
foundation of the 1992 Consensus is to broadly unite Taiwan compatriots at home and abroad,
steadily advance the work against "independence" and promote reunification and build a
foundation of public opinion for supporting and pursuing national reunification; Overseas
Chinese affairs work has opened up a new situation.
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