Fuzhou: Fujian, the closest mainland province to Taiwan, will continue to deepen its integration with the island in the next five years and play a greater role in promoting the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and the reunification of the motherland.
Last month, the Communist Party of China leadership’s proposals for formulating the country’s development blueprint for the next five years explicitly pointed out that the mainland will support Fujian in exploring a new path for cross-Straits integrated development.
The CPC Fujian Provincial Committee reviewed and passed its own proposals for development at a meeting on Monday, saying the province will implement the major policies of the central leadership regarding Taiwan and promote cross-Straits integration for the benefit of compatriots on both sides of the Straits. Wang Ling, director of the province’s Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, said that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), Fujian will continue to improve systems and policies to ensure the wellbeing of Taiwan compatriots, so that they can feel the “warmth of home” while living in the province.
Fujian will help Taiwan businesses to better integrate into the mainland, Wang said, adding that Taiwan companies will be encouraged to participate in construction projects including those related to 5G, the digital economy, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, healthcare and green energy.
Construction of a cross-Straits integrated circuit industry cooperation pilot zone, petrochemical industry cooperation base and precision machinery manufacturing industrial park in Fujian will speed up, she said.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
