BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- A mainland official Wednesday criticized some people in Taiwan for ignoring the mainland's good will and fabricating the so-called "mainland threat."

Their actions do not accord with the current atmosphere of peaceful development in cross-Strait relations, said Fan Liqing, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

Fan made the remarks after a reporter asked about the recent comments of Lai Shin-yuan, chairwoman of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council.

Lai said Taiwan's future is in the hands of the island's 23 million people while urging the mainland to remove its missiles targeted at the island.

"Taiwan's future lies with the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," Fan said, stressing that it is the secessionist forces in Taiwan and their activities that have stirred up tensions across the Strait and that threaten the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.

When asked to comment on recent remarks by Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou, Fan said the promotion of the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations is in line with the fundamental interests of Chinese compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

According to previous reports, Ma told reporters he has a so-called "Three Phases" conception for cross-Strait relations, with the first phase being Taiwan opening up to the mainland in commerce and trade as much as possible, while declining to talk about reunification.