At the January 21 press conference of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, a reporter asked: According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, total cross-strait trade in 2025 reached US$314.33 billion, with mainland exports to Taiwan up 11.2% and the mainland’s imports from Taiwan up 6.0%. Public opinion on the island has analyzed this as fully showing that cross-strait economic cooperation has strong momentum, strong resilience, and great potential. What is your comment? What expectations do you have for the prospects of cross-strait economic exchange and cooperation going forward?
In response, Peng Qing’en, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said: In 2025, despite the adverse impact of the external environment and obstruction and sabotage by the DPP authorities, cross-strait economic and trade exchanges still maintained a steady growth trend. This fully shows that strengthening cross-strait economic cooperation and deepening integrated development across the Strait is the right path that accords with the shared interests of compatriots on both sides, and that any attempt to promote “decoupling and breaking the chain” across the Strait or to weaken cross-strait economic ties runs counter to the trend and is doomed to fail.
Peng Qing’en said: As the mainland economy continues to develop in a sustained and healthy manner during the “15th Five-Year Plan” period, and as high-level opening up and the development of an open economy achieve notable progress, the foundations for cross-strait economic cooperation and integrated development will become even more solid, the areas involved will continue to expand, and the level will continue to rise. This will better benefit compatriots on both sides and help strengthen the Chinese nation’s economy.