On January 21, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. Spokesperson Peng Qingen said that in 2025, despite the adverse effects of the external environment and the obstruction and destruction of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities, cross-Strait economic and trade exchanges will still maintain a steady growth momentum, which fully demonstrates that strengthening cross-Strait economic cooperation and deepening cross-Strait integrated development is the right path that serves the common interests of compatriots on both sides. Any attempt to promote cross-Strait decoupling and weakening cross-Strait economic ties is retrograde and doomed to failure.

A reporter asked: According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, the total cross-strait trade in 2025 will reach 314.33 billion U.S. dollars, of which the mainland’s exports to Taiwan increased by 11.2%, and the mainland’s imports from Taiwan increased by 6.0%. Analysis of public opinion on the island believes that this fully demonstrates that cross-strait economic cooperation is dynamic, resilient and has great potential. Any comment on this? What are your expectations for the future prospects of cross-Strait economic exchanges and cooperation? Peng Qingen made the above remarks when answering questions.

He said that with the sustained and healthy development of the mainland's economy during the "15th Five-Year Plan", significant progress has been made in high-level opening up and open economic development, the foundation of cross-strait economic cooperation and integrated development will be more solid, the fields will continue to expand, and the level will continue to improve, which will better benefit compatriots on both sides of the strait and help strengthen the Chinese national economy. (Reporters Shang Hao, Li Hanfang)