China News Service, August 25th (Reporter Miao Lu) The 25th of the 2020 Shanghai Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Competition is at the sunset. After fierce competition, the air-ground integrated smart sentry project from the mainland came to the fore and won the crown. Sundex from Taiwan- The semi-conductor speaker project and mainland China's Pan Da-self-service 3D printing vending machine project won the second prize.

  In the face of the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic, this year's Shanghai Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Competition was not only held as scheduled, but the number of participating projects reached a record high. A total of 531 projects signed up, an increase of 43% year-on-year, of which the Taiwanese entrepreneurial team project increased by 42% year-on-year.

  This competition was held in the form of "online release + cloud roadshow + 5G live connection". The participating projects focused on areas such as smart technology, life and health, and cultural creativity.

2020 Shanghai Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Competition on August 25th

  Li Xiaodong, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, said that the Youth Innovation Competition has now become a grand event for cross-strait entrepreneurship talents. The competition has promoted in-depth exchanges between cross-strait youths and hopes that more cross-strait youths can actively participate in the development of the Yangtze River Delta integration. The overall situation is to showcase talents in the Youth Innovation Competition, increase communication, and work together to realize entrepreneurial dreams.

  The Shanghai Cross-Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Competition has been held in 2016, and it has been five years. It is reported that the Youth Entrepreneurship Competition has attracted a total of 6000 young talents and 2233 high-quality projects at home and abroad. Potential and innovative youth creative teams and new ventures.

  In an interview, Zhang Jianzhen, president of the Shanghai Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association, said that innovation and entrepreneurship is a long-distance race with no end in sight. It carries the hope and future of reform and innovation. For young people on both sides of the strait, now is a gold for entrepreneurship. The times, especially the young people in Taiwan, must seize the biggest business opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship, the integration of the Yangtze River Delta, and strive to pursue their dreams.

  It is reported that after each competition, the Shanghai (Jinshan) Youth Entrepreneurship Base on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will connect with outstanding projects and actively help potential projects settle in the base. At the initial stage of start-up projects, the youth innovation base will minimize the cost of innovation and entrepreneurship, and will have one-stop supporting policies and comprehensive agency services. In addition, the base has successively introduced a series of preferential measures such as training, rent reduction and exemption, and talent apartments to alleviate the financial pressure of the project and increase the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of young people.

  Liu Jian, Mayor of Jinshan District, Shanghai, said that Jinshan today has a broader entrepreneurial space, a higher-quality entrepreneurial platform, and a better entrepreneurial environment. He is committed to "lighting a lamp" and "supporting an umbrella" for the vast number of entrepreneurial young people on the road to hard work. "Be a good harbor." Welcome young creators from both sides of the strait to actively participate in the Youth Innovation Competition, and look forward to more young talents from both sides of the strait to release their dreams, realize their values, and achieve their lives on this hot land of Jinshan. (Finish)