State Council Taiwan Affairs Office responds to Taiwan's economic department obstructing mainland e-commerce platforms from entering the island.

On the morning of November 12th, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a routine press conference. Reporter: Recently, the landing of mainland e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and Pinduoduo in Taiwan has attracted attention in Taiwan. The head of the Taiwan Economic Department stated that they are not allowed to operate in Taiwan according to law, and will further study ways to strengthen the regulation of overseas e-commerce. What are your comments on this? Spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office, Chen Binhua: Mainland e-commerce platforms provide a wide variety of affordable goods for people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and are widely recognized and welcomed by compatriots on both sides. If mainland e-commerce platforms can go online in Taiwan, they will provide services to Taiwan's people and businesses, which is a good thing for convenience and benefit for the people. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities obstruct this unreasonably, arbitrarily restricting mainland e-commerce platforms from operating in Taiwan, once again proving their persistent pursuit of "independence" and being "anti-China". They are accustomed to taking a stance against the people of Taiwan, and their words and actions are all against the will of the people, causing great disapproval.