The Chinese mainland has returned all the letters and parcels
postmarked so-called "Taiwan's entry into the United Nations" to
Taiwan as long as they were discovered, said mainland
spokeswoman.
Recently, the Taiwan authority has instigated the Taiwan's post
company to stamp postmark of "Taiwans' entry into the U.N." on
letters and parcels to preach "Taiwan independence".
"Taiwan authority preaching 'Taiwan independence' through post
services has infringed on Taiwan compatriots' freedom of
communication," said mainland spokeswoman Fan Liqing on
Wednesday.
"This has seriously impaired the exchanges of letters between
people on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait as well as Taiwan
people's exchanges with other parts of the world," she said.
The mainland has discovered letters with such postmarks and
returned them to Taiwan and the Taiwan authority must shoulder its
due consequences, she said.
All efforts for peace across Taiwan Straits
welcome
China's mainland welcomes all positive efforts to promote peace
across the Taiwan Strait, Fan told at the press conference.
"Positive efforts by any people and any party in Taiwan for
opposing 'Taiwan independence' and promoting peaceful development
of cross-Straits ties are appreciated and encouraged," she
said.
Peace and development should be the main themes for
cross-Straits relations, the official stressed, in reply to a
question on the recent advertisement published in Taiwan-based
media by Robert Tsao, chairman of Taiwan's United Microelectronics
Corp.
The spokeswoman told the press conference that the mainland has
always promoted bilateral financial exchange and cooperation.
To date, mainland authorities have given approval to two
Taiwan-funded life insurance companies and one Taiwan-funded
property insurance firm to operate on the mainland. Also, 14
Taiwan-based insurance companies have been allowed to open 17
offices on the mainland, the official said.
(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2007)
