BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan authorities' attempts to restrict and obstruct cross-Strait exchanges show that they take no account of the wellbeing of people from Taiwan, a mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.

"The Democratic Progressive Party, for the sake of its own interest, has tried to obstruct and restrict cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation through various means, and turned these into political issues," said Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference.

Ma made the remarks when asked to comment on the attacks of politicians from Taiwan, on mayors and county chiefs who visited the mainland. "They were in the mainland out of the needs of their people and to seek opportunities for their people."

Guided by the conviction that people across the Strait are all of the same family, the mainland will continue to promote exchanges between cities across the Strait and expand the benefits and sense of fulfillment of compatriots from Taiwan, he said.