Chinese President Xi Jinping (back, 3rd L), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2015. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, also attended the event. [Photo/Xinhua]

"We should unswervingly pursue peaceful development, unswervingly adhere to the common political basis, unswervingly bring benefits to the people across the Strait and unswervingly join hands to realize the national revitalization," Xi said.

Despite difficulties, the cross-Straits relations have maintained a momentum of peace and development last year.

Fundamentally, the key factor deciding where the cross-Straits ties goes is the development and progress of the Chinese mainland, Xi said.

The president stressed the importance of adherence to the 1992 Consensus, which he said the Chinese mainland has been regarding as the basis and precondition for conducting exchanges with Taiwan authorities and parties.

As long as they can hold on to this, there will be no communication obstacles between any Taiwan parties or organizations and the Chinese mainland, Xi said.

"The core of it is to acknowledge that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to one and the same China," he added.

The annual session of the CPPCC National Committee that opened Tuesday is scheduled to run for 10 days.