Mainland-Taiwan cooperation 'needed to fight global crisis'

More cooperation is needed between the mainland and Taiwan in order to cope with the global financial crisis, a mainland official said yesterday.

Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said the office will do all it can to encourage and promote experience sharing between the financial sectors on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.

He said he was confident the two sides can use their combined wisdom and strength to overcome difficulties, and that both economies will prosper.