The Chinese mainland opposes any attempt to undermine the foundation of cross-Strait negotiations or imposition of artificial barriers to related process and the development of cross-Strait relations, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
An Fengshan of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office made the remarks at a press conference upon an inquiry about a draft cross-Strait agreement supervisory rule which is under discussion on the island.
"The foundation of cross-Strait negotiations should not be undermined, and the authority of agreements reached by the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits and the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation must be maintained," he said.
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ARATS demands release of mainland fishermen in custody in Taiwan
The mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) demanded the speedy release of 41 fishermen held in custody by Taiwan, according to a mainland spokesman on Wednesday.
An Fengshan, of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a regular press conference that ARATS immediately activated its emergency communication system with the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) upon learning that 41 mainland fishermen were taken into custody while fishing in Dongsha.
