The head of China's administrative body for Taiwan policies says Beijing is willing to enhance exchanges with Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, based on the common political foundation of opposing Taiwan's independence.

Song Tao, the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the comment during a meeting with the Kuomintang's vice chairman Andrew Hsia in Beijing on Thursday.

China's state-run Xinhua News Agency says Song conveyed Beijing's commitment to promoting the spirit of the Communist Party's National Congress that took place last year.

Song also pledged that China would honor the orders made by President Xi Jinping regarding Taiwan affairs.

Xi used his address to the National Congress to reiterate his commitment to what he called the "reunification" of his country.

He also refused to renounce the use of force to accomplish the goal and underscored his intention to implement the "one country, two systems" principle in Taiwan.

The Kuomintang says Hsia told Song that the impact of cross-strait political differences on trade and people's lives should be limited as much as possible.

The remark was an apparent reference to China's suspension of imports of agricultural products, seafood and other goods from Taiwan.

This is the second time in the past six months that the Kuomintang has sent Hsia to China.

Analysts say the Kuomintang is seeking to cast itself as a party that can talk with Beijing in order to differentiate itself from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party ahead of the presidential election next year.

But the Kuomintang is also believed to be wary of being seen as overly conciliatory toward China. The party says a separate delegation is currently visiting the United States and will travel to Japan next week.