China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng met with a delegation of Taiwanese county and city officials in Beijing.

Yu appreciated their efforts in promoting cross-strait relations and communication. He also expressed his appreciation of their persistence in maintaining the "1992 Consensus" and the "One China Policy".

The visit comes at the invitation of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Beijing municipal government. This is the first such visit since Taiwan's new administration came into power in May.

Delegation members said that exchanges cannot stop even when there are changes in politics, and added that they hope to continue the dialogues under the 1992 Consensus on the One-China Principle.

The delegation includes officials from Taipei and seven other counties. They will discuss economic, cultural and tourism cooperation with the corresponding Mainland administrations.