BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan will only bring more obstacles to the island's economic development by seeking a so-claimed economic "decoupling" across the Taiwan Strait.

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks when responding to questions regarding cross-Strait economic relations.

Ten years ago, Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) based on the common political foundation of upholding the 1992 Consensus, which has produced enormous benefits for companies and residents on both sides.

However, the DPP spares no efforts to obstruct and limit trade exchanges and cooperation across the Strait for its own political interests, Zhu said.

Obstructing the implementation of the agreement on service trade under the ECFA, the DPP took away the strategic development opportunities from Taiwan compatriots and enterprises they could have enjoyed, Zhu noted.

Zhu pointed out that Taiwan had the opportunity of engaging in regional economic cooperation when its authorities upheld the 1992 Consensus and under the background of peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, but the DPP ruined the prospect as it refused to recognize the 1992 Consensus. Enditem

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