The mainstream for the ties between Chinese mainland and Taiwan is unification, former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin said Wednesday at a sub-forum during the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia in Boao, South China's Hainan province.

Answering a question on the cross-Straits ties, Lin said Chinese people have the wisdom to solve the disputes across the Taiwan Straits.

The rejuvenation of Chinese civilization is irresistible, he said. The history has proved that a long time division will lead to unification, and the unification will benefit both.

He said politicians across the Straits have the wisdom to pursue the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization together, and he also personally expected to return to Taiwan.