China's mainland has taken a series of substantial measures to safeguard the legal rights and interests of Taiwanese compatriots, and the mainland is a safe andideal place for their investment,
said Zhang Mingqing, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council here Wednesday.

Zhang spoke at a press conference when asked to comment on several recent criminal cases in which Taiwanese people were killed. Such cases are rare, only accounting for a very small percentage of all criminal cases on the mainland, he said.

Relevant authorities had attached great importance to such cases, the spokesman said. 

(Editor: Li Guixiang)