Simply because mainland technologies and products are effective and popular among the people of Taiwan, the Taiwan authorities seek to ban or obstruct their use. This is an example of jittery with imaginary fear – absurd and ridiculous. Such move are unpopular and will not succeed, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday in response to a question about the mainland app Amap becoming popular on the Taiwan island while the DPP has raised so-called security concerns over it.

In addition to Amap, the mainland also has many cutting-edge technologies and high-quality innovative products. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, and we are willing to let our Taiwan compatriots share in these benefits first, Chen said.

The mainland possesses world-leading digital mapping, navigation and location-based service technologies. Many of these applications have been widely used for years on the mainland as well as in some other countries and regions, meeting people’s practical needs, making travel more time-efficient and convenient, and enriching daily life – an embodiment of how technological development serves humanity, Chen said.

In pursuit of "Taiwan independence," the DPP authorities have gone so far in their opposition to the mainland that it has become anti-intellectual and anti-technology, the spokesperson said.

Nearly 10 years into the DPP's governance, a strange phenomenon of ideological constraint and suppression of speech has emerged in Taiwan society, most notably the inability to say no to the US or to acknowledge the mainland's strengths, Chen said.