BEIJING: A fair focusing on trade between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan opened on Thursday in Dongguan, Guangdong province, aiming to promote the better integration of Taiwan businesses into the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The four-day 14th Dongguan Taiwan Famous Products Fair has attracted more than 700 companies from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland to showcase their products, of which over 70 percent are engaged in the electronic information industry, according to the event’s organizers.
The fair is following a general plan for deepening cross-Strait innovative development and cooperation in Dongguan, which was approved by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, in early September. The development environment for Taiwan businesses in Dongguan will be optimized, and they will be guided to engage in building a modern industrial system and forging a cross-Strait common market, the plan said. The plan also asked for the building of a new platform for exchanges and cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong and Macao.
Guangdong, a major trade partner with Taiwan and a popular destination for investment from Taiwan since the 1980s, has been making efforts to support Taiwan businesses to actively participate in the construction of the GBA. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
