China has published a vast collection of historical documents concerning Taiwan, giving abundant proof of Taiwan's close link with China's mainland.

The collection comprises 100 volumes, including a historical record of the Chinese central government's administration of Taiwan, pedigrees of clans of the mainland's Fujian Province and Taiwan and historical events in Taiwan, according to a symposium held in Beijing on the event Friday.

Taiwan residents are mostly descendants of mainland migrants, many from Fujian province.

"The collection provides indisputable historical record showing the inseparable historical and cultural links between Taiwan and the mainland," Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said at the symposium. "It profoundly reveals the 'China attributes' of Taiwan. It also constitutes a powerful retort against 'de-Sinolization' efforts of Taiwan authorities."

"We are opposed to 'Taiwan independence', but we love our Taiwan compatriots," said Wang Zaixi, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. "The vast number of Taiwan compatriots wish for social stability, economic growth and peace across the Taiwan Straits. We'll continue to work unremittingly for peace across the Taiwan Straits."

The collection of documents, jointly published by the Jiuzhou Press and Xiamen University Press, is scheduled to be released in Taiwan in March.

(Xinhua News Agency January 22, 2005)