BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Young people from Taiwan will not be scared away by Taiwan's authorities' attempt to obstruct cross-Strait exchanges, and spread disinformation about the mainland, a mainland spokesperson said here Wednesday.
A large number of mainland startups founded by young people from Taiwan have showed great momentum, said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference.
More than 10,000 young people from Taiwan have attended internships, found jobs and started their own business in 76 industrial incubators specially for cross-Strait startups since 2015, Ma said.
The number of young people from Taiwan, who attended college, took internships and found jobs in the mainland, reported double-digit growth in 2018, he said.
When commenting on two residents from Taiwan fined by the island's authorities for taking jobs at community centers on the mainland, Ma said such moves threatened young people with legal action and deprived them off career opportunities.
"It will not end well for Taiwan's authorities that make themselves the enemy of the young," Ma said.
