: T ele vision ▁channels ▁and ▁stations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cross - St rait ▁Peace ▁Forum ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁forum ▁between ▁Main land ▁China ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁peace ful ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁cross - stra it ▁relations . ▁The ▁forum ▁was ▁first ly ▁held ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁it ▁acts ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁platform ▁for ▁non - polit ical ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides . ▁ ▁For ums ▁▁ 1 st ▁Forum ▁The ▁first ▁Cross - St rait ▁Peace ▁Forum ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 1 - 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Shang hai . ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁forum ▁was ▁Cross - St rait ▁Peace , ▁Common ▁Development . ▁It ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁Main land ' s ▁National ▁Society ▁of ▁Taiwan ▁Studies ▁and ▁Taiwan ' s ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Foundation . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 2 0 ▁exper ts ▁and ▁academ ics ▁attended ▁the ▁forum . ▁ ▁Many ▁topics ▁were ▁discussed ▁in ▁the ▁forum , ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁conditions ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁leaders ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁to ▁meet ▁up , ▁eng agement ▁in ▁military ▁contacts ▁and ▁ex changes ▁to ▁promote ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Stra it ▁and ▁alle vi ate ▁wor ries ▁over ▁military ▁security , ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁coord ination ▁mechanism ▁for ▁external ▁affairs , ▁co operation ▁in ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁and ▁dis aster ▁responses , ▁enh ancement ▁of ▁mar itime ▁co operation ▁and ▁expl oring