BEIJING, Dec. 17 -- The mainland will not change its policies regarding the promotion of relations with Taiwan, a Chinese mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Fan Liqing, spokeswoman with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a press conference in response to a question on possible impacts on cross-Strait ties after the island's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) Party suffered a defeat in local elections last month.

Fan said the mainland will give no comment on the election results but noted that the mainland's opposition against "Taiwan independence" is "firm and unshakable."

Moreover, she said the mainland's stance to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is very clear, as always.

She also urged the island to make efforts to advance the development of cross-Strait ties and ensure cross-Strait peace and stability when issuing policies.

"We wish the cross-Strait ties may maintain its steady development and that compatriots on both sides may make joint efforts in protecting the results in the development," Fan said. "We wish that the KMT may join the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the two sides of the Strait may also join hands to make further efforts to advance the ties on the common political basis."

Fan expressed her appreciation to the achievements the two sides have made on the basis of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposition of "Taiwan independence" since 2008.

She wished success for the upcoming KMT chairmanship election in Taiwan after Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou stepped down as the chairman and said that previous good practices of positive communications between the CPC and KMT and between the two parties' leaders should be further carried on.

Also, the spokeswoman revealed that the CPC and the KMT have been keeping in touch with each other on issues regarding the 10th Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, a key communication platform between the mainland and Taiwan.