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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland will continue to actively promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation in the interests of compatriots on both sides, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a briefing on Wednesday.
Chen Binhua noted that the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan, which advocates peace, development, exchanges and cooperation, cannot be ignored. “The desire of people on both sides of the Strait to increase exchanges and the enthusiasm of Taiwan compatriots to participate in the Taiwan Strait Forum and other similar events cannot be suppressed,” he said.
According to him, preparatory work for the 17th Taiwan Strait Forum is currently in full swing, the specific agenda of which will be announced in the coming days, Chen Binhua said, stressing that the forum has already been held 16 times since 2009 and has become an important platform for promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the strait.
Chen Binhua criticized Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for imposing restrictions on Taiwanese people’s participation in the forum, calling it another attempt to obstruct cross-strait exchanges.
“This once again demonstrates their malicious intent to suppress cross-shore exchanges and proves that Lai Qingde’s statements about his readiness to engage with the Chinese mainland are nothing but lies and empty talk,” he said. -0-