City-to-city exchanges, cooperation across Taiwan Strait welcome

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On the basis of upholding the 1992 Consensus, city-to-city exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Strait hold broad prospects, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

An Fengshan, spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the comments at a press conference on the achievements made by a delegation from Taiwan's Kaohsiung City, led by mayor Han Kuo-yu, which is visiting Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen and Xiamen from March 22 to 28.

Han Kuo-yu, mayor of Kaohsiung, attends an activity during his stay in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, March 22, 2019. /VCG Photo

"Much has been accomplished in city-level exchanges and cooperation in the fields of trade, tourism, culture and education. A consensus has been reached to build city-to-city exchange platforms and a long-term exchange mechanism," An said, adding that the exchanges and cooperation with Kaohsiung hold broad prospects.

Han Kuo-yu, mayor of Kaohsiung, pays a visit to Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, March 26, 2019. /VCG Photo

"We welcome and support more cities across the Strait to enhance interaction on the basis of the 1992 Consensus and learn from each other so that Taiwan compatriots will have more sense of fulfillment and compatriots on both sides will enjoy increased interests and wellbeing," An added.

Speaking of the criticism made by the Democratic Progressive Party and some "Taiwan independence" forces on the ongoing visit, An said that the DPP administration's obstruction and interference in cross-Strait city-level cooperation exposed their true motive to damage Taiwan compatriots' interests and well-being for their own ends.

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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency