Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office

Cross-Straits economic cooperation and integrated development continue to benefit businesses and people on both sides of the Straits, with the Chinese mainland remaining a stable, secure and promising investment destination for businesses from the island of Taiwan, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

The remarks came as Straits Exchange Foundation spokesperson Li Pao-wen claimed that the share of Taiwan businesses investing in the mainland has been steadily declining, with 70 percent experiencing reduced profits last year, a trend that is unlikely to change in the short term, according to the Taipei Times.

Despite a complex and volatile external environment, the mainland's economy has remained generally stable, with some key indicators continuing to improve, new growth drivers expanding, and high-quality development sustained, Chen said.

According to data from the General Administration of Customs, the mainland's total imports and exports of goods grew by 2.9 percent year-on-year in the first half to reach a record of 21.79 trillion yuan ($3.03 trillion). Exports alone surged by 7.2 percent year-on-year to reach 13 trillion yuan.

According to data released by the financial regulatory authorities in the island of Taiwan, in the first quarter of 2025, public companies in Taiwan earned profits of NT$115.6 billion ($3.94 billion) from mainland investments, also a record high for the same period.

For the sake of its own interests, Democratic Progressive Partyauthorities have repeatedly criticized the mainland's economic prospects, obstructed cross-Straits economic cooperation, and forcefully pushed so-called "decoupling." Such reckless actions are doomed to be futile, Chen said.

Global Times