China News Service, Fuzhou, July 10 (Reporter Long Min) The advantage of being close to Taiwan is still a prominent advantage in the construction of the Fuzhou metropolitan area.
The "Development Plan for the Fuzhou Metropolitan Area" issued a few days ago clarified that the Fuzhou Metropolitan Area will highlight the first trial with Taiwan, lead the development of cross-strait integration to a new stage, and play a greater role in promoting the reunification of the motherland.
Following the Nanjing metropolitan area, the Fuzhou metropolitan area was approved to become China's second national-level metropolitan area.
According to Fujian officials, the Fuzhou metropolitan area relies on the well-being of compatriots on both sides of the strait, promotes cross-strait integrated development, builds a bridge for cross-strait exchanges, deepens the integration of the metropolitan area and Taiwan in key industries such as electronic information, machinery, biotechnology and medical care, and promotes economic and trade Unimpeded cooperation, infrastructure connectivity, energy and resource connectivity, and industry standards are shared, and extensive, in-depth, high-level cooperation is carried out in areas such as social exchanges and cultural exchanges, and the role of promoting the first demonstration of Taiwan is more prominent.
The Fuzhou metropolitan area is composed of neighboring cities with Fuzhou as the center and closely connected. It is separated by a thin strip of water with Taiwan and has deep connections. It has a good foundation for cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan and has achieved remarkable results. It is an important fulcrum for deepening cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Among them, Pingtan is the country's only comprehensive experimental zone for Taiwan, and a test site for Fujian's construction of Taiwanese compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises' first homeland.
In an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com, many Taiwanese businessmen said that with a good business environment and targeted support policies, the Fuzhou metropolitan area will become a blessed place for the development of Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises.
Taiwanese-funded company TPV Electronics Co., Ltd. was incorporated in Fuqing City in 1990 and became the first electronics manufacturing company in the province. In 2005, it acquired Philips business and became the global leader in personal computer monitors.
Li Yuqi, senior director of touch control research and development of TPV Electronics, pointed out that the good atmosphere of Fuzhou Internet innovation is exactly the good environment and atmosphere needed for enterprise development.
The Fuzhou Metropolitan Area will accelerate the construction of a channel to Taiwan.
The "Development Plan for the Fuzhou Metropolitan Area" points out that the infrastructure construction of the direct port to Taiwan should be strengthened, and all connections should be promoted to build a convenient three-dimensional channel hub for Taiwan.
Increase Fuzhou Changle International Airport, Pingtan-Taiwan flights, cruises, ro-ro freighters, steadily promote direct passenger and cargo flights between Meizhou Island and Taiwan, and build Fuzhou (Mawei)-Mazu-Taipei and Fuzhou (Pingtan)- The express shipping lane of Taipei.
Intensify the development and construction of the surrounding Matsu and Australia, and steadily promote the connection of water, electricity, gas and bridges with the Matsu area.
Industrial cooperation is still the starting point for the integration and development of the Fuzhou metropolitan area with Taiwan.
According to the plan, the Fuzhou Metropolitan Area implements a new round of Fujian-Taiwan industrial cooperation plan; promotes the docking of advantageous industries such as electronic information, mechanical equipment, energy, petrochemical, and biotechnology, optimizes the strategic emerging industry cooperation layout; The Fuzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone serves as a platform to expand cross-strait collaborative innovation in key technologies, leading projects, and high-end talents, and promote the extension of advantageous industrial chains such as integrated circuits, intelligent manufacturing, precision machinery, and biotechnology.
The Fuzhou Metropolitan Area will also strengthen social and people's livelihood cooperation, jointly build cultural exchange centers, and strengthen cooperation in rural construction.
The Fuzhou Metropolitan Area will deepen the cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan’s people’s livelihoods and expand the influence of non-governmental exchanges at the grassroots level; using culture as a link, give full play to the emotional sustenance of Taiwan-related cultural relics, build folk towns, plan fine exhibitions, and hold cultural exchange activities. Strengthen the feelings of the people on both sides of the strait; fully learn from the management experience of Taiwan’s rural construction, carry out extensive grass-roots cooperation and industrial cooperation, and jointly promote high-quality rural development.
Professor Huang Maoxing from the School of Economics of Fujian Normal University said that the Fuzhou metropolitan area, which has a good foundation for cooperation with Taiwan, will become a new platform for integrated development with Taiwan, contributing more new ideas and new plans for the integrated development of both sides of the strait, and helping Fujian to build Taiwanese and Taiwanese enterprises to land. The first home.
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