A Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities for banning the mainland social media app RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, calling the move "an act against democracy" and driven by self-interest.

中国大陆发言人周三谴责台湾民进党当局封禁大陆社交媒体应用“小红书”（RedNote），并称此举是“反民主行为”，受私利驱使。

Chen Binhua, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a news conference that the DPP authorities' decision deprives people in Taiwan, especially young people, of their right to information and their freedom to use social media platforms.
国务院台办发言人陈斌华在新闻发布会上表示，民进党当局的决定剥夺了台湾民众，尤其是年轻人的信息权和使用社交媒体平台的自由。

The ban, announced on Dec 4, was imposed by Taiwan's "interior affairs department" for a year, citing alleged failures in "multiple cybersecurity indicators" and claims of "frequent fraud".
该禁令于12月4日宣布，由台湾“内政部门”以所谓“多个网络安全指标不达标”和“频繁涉诈”为由，实施为期一年的封禁。

Chen argued that RedNote allows people in Taiwan, especially young users, to learn about the mainland's real situation and interact positively with mainland netizens. This, he added, breaks through the "information cocoons" and long-standing slander about the mainland that the DPP authorities have deliberately cultivated.
陈斌华指出，小红书让台湾民众，特别是年轻用户能够了解大陆真实情况，并与大陆网友积极互动，有助于打破民进党当局刻意营造的“信息茧房”和长期对大陆的抹黑叙事。

"The DPP authorities claim they are 'combating fraud', but in reality they are acting 'against democracy'," he said, adding that the ban exposes their "inner fear and unease".
他表示：“民进党当局声称在‘打击诈骗’，但实际上是在‘反民主’。”此举暴露了他们“内心的恐惧与不安”。

Chen denounced the ban as a reckless action that tramples on democracy and restricts freedom. "It has also severely affected the livelihoods of those in Taiwan who rely on RedNote for income," he added.
陈斌华谴责该禁令是践踏民主、限制自由的鲁莽行为，并补充说：“这也严重影响了依赖小红书谋生的台湾民众的生计。”

According to reports, RedNote has more than 3 million users in Taiwan, 70 percent of whom were born after 1990. Following the announcement of the ban, downloads of the app surged, pushing RedNote to the top of Taiwan's social app download rankings on Sunday. The app is still available on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store, but it can only be used through a VPN.
据报道，小红书在台湾拥有超过300万用户，其中70%为“90后”。禁令宣布后，应用下载量激增，使其在周日登上台湾社交类应用下载榜首。尽管小红书仍可在Google Play和苹果App Store下载，但只能通过VPN使用。

Chen pointed to media reports showing that Facebook was involved in nearly 60,000 fraud cases last year and has already exceeded 30,000 cases this year, far more than the number attributed to RedNote by the DPP authorities.
陈斌华引用媒体报道指出，Facebook去年涉诈近6万起，今年已超3万起，远高于民进党当局归因于小红书的数字。

He further criticized the DPP authorities for opposing anything that Taiwan residents use and blocking anything popular among young people, from mainland-based shopping platforms and video sites to social media, saying the DPP has effectively become the "party of restricting people".
他进一步批评民进党当局对台湾民众所用之物皆反对，对年轻人喜爱的热门应用皆加以封堵——从大陆购物平台、视频网站到社交媒体，称其事实上已成“限制人民的政党”。

The ban has drawn widespread criticism across the island. Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, said the DPP's ban on RedNote is merely the first step toward building a "great firewall" under the guise of fighting fraud.
该禁令在岛内引发广泛批评。中国国民党主席郑丽文表示，民进党以打诈为名封禁小红书，只是构建“防火长城”的第一步。

She noted that the DPP authorities cannot tolerate the fact that on RedNote, users of different backgrounds can freely and amicably discuss topics ranging from beauty and fashion to everyday life.
她指出，民进党当局无法容忍不同背景的用户在小红书上自由、友善地交流，从美妆、时尚到日常生活的各类话题。

"The DPP authorities will inevitably face the consequences of their reckless actions," Chen said, adding that such regressive measures cannot stop the growing trend of people in Taiwan, especially young people, seeking to learn about and connect with their compatriots on the mainland.
陈斌华表示：“民进党当局必将为其鲁莽行为承担后果。”他强调，这类倒退举措无法阻挡台湾民众，尤其是年轻人了解大陆、与大陆同胞交流的趋势。

Condemn

/kənˈdem/

谴责

self-interest

/'self'intərist/

私利

information cocoon

信息茧房

regressive measures

倒退举措