The constant improvement and development of cross-straits relations brought real bene ts to our compatriots on both sides .
两岸关系持续改善和发展,给两岸同胞带来了实实在在的利益。
Nations with a history of colonial rule are especially likely to be bereft of the bene ts I have just listed , since colonial powers have not been remark - able for their zeal to implant civil liberties or democratic institutions among their underlings .