On June 10, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. A reporter asked: The 18th Straits Forum will be held soon. The Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council said that restrictions will be further expanded this year, and county and city government officials and public officials will not be allowed to attend relevant activities. Public opinion on the island believes that people feel threatened by banning cross-strait exchanges based on a single official document. Do you have any comments on this?

Spokesperson Zhang Han said that the Straits Forum is a non-governmental, grassroots and extensive platform for cross-Strait non-governmental exchanges. It has played an important and positive role in promoting cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation in various fields and enhancing the interests and well-being of compatriots. It is generally welcomed by compatriots on both sides. Out of its stubborn stance of "Taiwan independence", the DPP authorities ignore the will of the people and local development needs, and have neither the will nor the ability to properly handle cross-Strait relations. They smear and slander the Strait Forum for their own political selfish interests, undermine cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, restrict the movement and freedom of speech of the Taiwanese people, and seriously harm the interests and well-being of compatriots on the island. What he did fully exposed his nature of fake democracy and true dictatorship. What I want to emphasize is that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, and no force can stop the trend of getting closer and closer together.

(CCTV reporters Zhu Ruomeng and Zhao Chaoyi)