Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: Cross-Strait non-governmental discussions on the "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan have attracted attention, and Taiwan compatriots are welcome to offer their opinions and suggestions

China News Service, Beijing, September 23 (Reporters Liu Dawei and Li Baijia) The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference in Beijing on the 23rd. Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian answered reporters' questions on discussions related to the "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan, cross-strait exchanges during the Mid-Autumn Festival and other hot topics.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. At this press conference, Zhu Fenglian sent holiday blessings to compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Mandarin, Hokkien, and Hakka, and introduced a number of Mid-Autumn Festival activities in various places.

Pomelo is a common Mid-Autumn fruit in Fujian and Taiwan. On the 23rd, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council specially prepared mainland pomelo and Taiwanese pomelo for cross-strait reporters attending the press conference. Zhu Fenglian said that during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, more Taiwanese pomeloes will enter thousands of households on the mainland. More consumers will taste Taiwan's high-quality fruits, and more Taiwanese grassroots fruit farmers will be able to share the vast market opportunities in the mainland.

With the holidays approaching, mainland Taiwanese compatriots are looking forward to the resumption of more direct cross-strait air passenger routes. Zhu Fenglian said that this call is very strong. We hope that Taiwan will comply with public opinion and lift unreasonable restrictions on cross-strait air transport as soon as possible, allowing airlines on both sides to independently arrange flight plans based on market demand.

Cross-strait discussions on the "one country, two systems" Taiwan plan have recently attracted attention at home and abroad. Zhu Fenglian said that Taiwan compatriots are welcome to offer suggestions and suggestions to promote the great cause of reunification of the motherland. She emphasized that the sooner Taiwan compatriots discuss and discuss reunification-related content, the more opportunities it will bring to Taiwan's economic and social development and the more tangible benefits it will bring to itself.

The results of the "Annual Survey on Cross-Strait Relations" recently released by Taiwan's "United Daily News" show that the public support for continuing the cross-Strait exchange platform, supporting the expansion of cross-Strait tourists' exchanges, and supporting the expansion of cross-Strait non-governmental exchanges in film, television, arts and sports all exceeded 60%. In response to relevant questions, Zhu Fenglian pointed out that the need for peace, development, exchanges and cooperation is the mainstream public opinion in Taiwanese society and is the collective consensus of all walks of life on the island.

At the press conference, Zhu Fenglian also criticized the DPP authorities' recent actions of "using force to seek independence", "relying on foreign countries to seek independence" and obstructing cross-strait exchanges. As for the Lai Ching-te administration's push to increase Taiwan's defense budget, she pointed out that it wasted people's money and money on militarization and went against mainstream public opinion, and would only accelerate Taiwan's push into danger.

In response to Zhuo Rongtai, the head of Taiwan's administrative department, who said that "Taiwan faces foreign cultural invasions such as Little Red Book and Douyin," Zhu Fenglian pointed out that the DPP authorities have politicized and stigmatized normal cross-strait cultural exchanges in an attempt to build a "cultural wall" between compatriots on both sides of the strait and sever the blood ties between compatriots on both sides of the strait.

In addition, Taiwan’s retired coast guard was donated to the Philippines and then converted into a Philippine law enforcement vessel. She said that the DPP authorities turned a deaf ear to the infringement of Japan and the Philippines in announcing the launch of delimitation negotiations in the waters east of Taiwan Island. Instead of trying their best to protect the interests of the people on the island, they actually aided the evil, increased the risk of damage to the rights and interests of Taiwanese fishermen, and lost their national stance, which is disgraceful.