The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council pointed out that the "Double Eleven" consumption boom witnessed the interconnected lifestyles of both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

China News Service, Beijing, November 11 (Reporters Liu Dawei and Chen Jianxin) The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference in Beijing on the 11th. During the "Double Eleven" e-commerce shopping festival, Zhang Han, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in response to inquiries that the consumption boom set off by "Double Eleven" on both sides of the Taiwan Strait over the years is a vivid testimony to the close economic and trade ties between the two sides and the interconnected lifestyles of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Zhang Han said that the "Double Eleven" shopping festival organized by many e-commerce platforms in mainland China is also a festival for Taiwanese consumers. Mainland e-commerce platforms provide Taiwanese people with a safe and convenient online shopping environment and a variety of goods of high quality and quantity. The majority of Taiwanese compatriots can obtain a good shopping experience and tangible benefits from a rich and diverse product selection and complete logistics delivery.

Regarding the recently held World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macao Internet Development Forum, Zhang Han also said that he expected compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to make good use of the Internet platform, seize digital opportunities, and seize the development initiative.

A special event to release the results of the 2026 "Mazu" Global Digital Intelligence Innovation Application Challenge was recently held in Shanghai. Regarding whether this public product can become a new carrier of exchanges and cooperation, Zhang Han responded to questions from Taiwanese media and expressed the hope that colleagues on both sides of the Taiwan Strait would meet each other halfway, protect the safety of compatriots on both sides of the Strait through professional cooperation, and enhance the interests and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

She introduced that the meteorological intelligent early warning program "Mazu" contains comprehensive capabilities such as artificial intelligence and other advanced monitoring and forecasting technologies for meteorological disasters, as well as experience in disaster reduction and prevention. The 2026 "Mazu" Global Digital Intelligence Innovation Application Challenge relies on the mainland's meteorological data infrastructure and opens the mainland's high-value meteorological data and artificial intelligence algorithm tools to the world.

Zhang Han mentioned that relevant parties in Taiwan are welcome to actively participate in relevant challenge activities, open projects and application scenarios, provide more scenarios and innovative applications for the implementation of the meteorological intelligent early warning program "Mazu", create a new carrier for cross-Strait professional exchanges and cooperation in meteorological disaster prevention and reduction, jointly promote the inclusive construction of early warning capabilities, and also contribute cross-Strait solutions to building a climate-resilient society. (over)