国内英语新闻:Chinese Mainland vows to deepen cross-Strait ties after mayoral elections

BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland will continue working with Taiwan to expand and deepen cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Sunday.

Commenting on mayoral elections in the island's five cities, which concluded Saturday, spokeswoman Fan Liqing said the mainland had "paid close attention" to the results.

The mainland would steadily promote cross-Strait relations and improve the living standards of people on both sides, she said.

"We hope Taiwan society is stable and people live and work in peace," she said.

Fan said that over the past two years, improved cross-Strait relations had brought tangible benefits to people on both sides, and the peaceful development of relations had become common ground.

Of the five mayoral elections, the ruling Kuomintang won three while the opposition Democratic Progressive Party won two.