Taiwan, as part of China, is not entitled to join the International Criminal Police Organization, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday, stressing that existing arrangements allow police authorities on the island to cooperate with their international counterparts.

Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities, which claimed that the island's exclusion from Interpol had created a gap in global security and called for international support for its membership.

The 94th Interpol General Assembly is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong from Nov 30 to Dec 3. Zhu stated that the mainland's position on Taiwan's participation in international organizations has been consistent and clear: such matters must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle.

She said China and Interpol have made appropriate arrangements for Taiwan's participation in cooperation and activities under the organization's framework, with functioning channels for information sharing and case cooperation between Taiwan's police authorities and Interpol member states' central bureaus worldwide.

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Zhu criticized the DPP authorities for repeatedly politicizing Taiwan's participation in international organizations, saying their attempts to pursue separatism were doomed to fail.

Separately, responding to a question about Taiwan's participation in this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Zhu said the mainland has consistently handled the matter in accordance with the one-China principle, relevant APEC memorandums of understanding, and established practices. Taiwan can participate as long as these arrangements are followed, she said.