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The Chinese mainland continues to support cross-Straits exchanges and cooperation in various fields despite the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities consistently obstructing exchanges. Their so-called “goodwill” to enhance exchanges has not been seen, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council told a press conference on Wednesday.

China has made serious representations to the US over the US State Department's statement on Taiwan's regional election, and opposes the US having any form of official interaction with the island, China's Foreign Ministry stated on Sunday. As the risks of Taiwan secessionists' provocation and cross-Straits conflicts overshadow peace and stability in the Straits with Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remaining in power, experts said it is necessary to caution the US against indulging Taiwan secessionists to prevent an unwanted clash.

The Chinese mainland's plan to contemplate suspending tariff concessions for more products imported from Taiwan in response to the island's trade restrictions and political maneuvering is legitimate and in line with WTO rules, experts said, urging the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to take concrete measures to lift trade restrictions on the mainland and avoid hurting Taiwan residents and businessmen's interests.

Chinese mainland authorities have released sweeping guidelines to support East China's Fujian Province in exploring new paths for cross-Straits integrated development, outlining a flurry of specific measures to boost economic and trade cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan region in a wide range of areas from services trade and small businesses to high-tech industrial clusters.

While some forces may want to play up the decreased investment from the island of Taiwan into the Chinese mainland in order to undermine the mainland's economic appeal to the island, it does not change the fact that the mainland's economy continues to be an important support for Taiwan.