BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cross-Strait trade and commerce benefit Taiwan compatriots and provide bright prospects for Taiwan's development, thus any retrogressive scheme that seeks "economic decoupling" between the mainland and Taiwan is doomed to fail, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks when asked about such attempts by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan.
Mainland customs data showed the cross-Strait trade volume from January to October totaled 209.56 billion U.S. dollars, up 13 percent year on year.
Taiwan's exports to the mainland and Hong Kong accounted for 43.6 percent of the island's total exports from January to October, according to data from the island.
The data showed the strong resilience of cross-Strait economic and trade cooperation, and any act of "economic decoupling" will be futile, she said.
With a population of 1.4 billion and a middle-income group of 400 million, the mainland will only open its door wider and provide more cooperation opportunities, said Zhu. Enditem
