(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Kunshan, Jiangsu: Compatriots on both sides of the strait fight the epidemic together

　　China News Service, Suzhou, March 9th (Reporter Zhong Sheng) "The epidemic has finally stabilized, and spring is on its way. I look forward to the early recovery of this land, and everyone will welcome a new chapter together." On the 9th, he lives in Kunshan, Suzhou. Taiwan compatriots expressed their joy in the circle of friends.

The Suzhou New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Joint Prevention and Control Headquarters issued an announcement on the evening of the 8th, and the entire city has been adjusted to a low-risk area from that day.

In Kunshan, compatriots on both sides of the strait once again joined hands to win this round of the epidemic test.

　　Kunshan City is one of the areas where Taiwanese businessmen invest most actively, Taiwan-funded enterprises are most dense, and cross-strait economic and cultural exchanges are most frequent.

As of the end of January, the city had approved 5,641 Taiwan-funded projects, including 2,590 capital increase projects with a total investment of US$67.813 billion.

　　Sun Decong, the new president of the Kunshan Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprise Association, has been busy recently: organizing Taiwanese companies and compatriots to assist in the fight against the epidemic and coordinating the resumption of work and production after the holiday.

He told a reporter from Chinanews.com: "Kunshan has always been committed to building a 'spiritual home' for Taiwanese businessmen. During this epidemic, various departments in Kunshan City have provided services to Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises; Epidemic. It fully reflects 'the two sides of the strait are one family and work together to fight the epidemic'."

Taiwan compatriots who live in Kunshan delivered steaming Taiwanese specialties to the staff on duty at the express checkpoint overnight to express condolences.

Photo courtesy of Kunshan Taiwan Affairs Office

　　In the Taiwan business circle, the story of Sun Decong returning to Kunshan from Taiwan is well known.

Make an appointment for registration in advance before returning, provide accurate guidance after landing, and provide meticulous service during isolation. Kunshan City's full-process service for Taiwan compatriots on the return journey has ordered people including Sun Decong to call them considerate.

To this end, Kunshan City has specially set up a special class for Taiwan compatriots returning to Kunming in an orderly manner, and multi-departmental cooperation has been strengthened to ensure the safety and control of the entire process of connection, transfer, and follow-up management, and to properly address the children of Taiwan compatriots in isolation and the care of the injured and sick. and so on.

Statistics from the Kunshan Taiwan Affairs Office show that since February 1, more than 1,700 Taiwan compatriots have returned to Kunshan.

　　During the current round of the Suzhou epidemic, the Kunshan Taiwan Affairs Office met the medical needs for comprehensive nucleic acid testing in the factories of Taiwanese companies, and coordinated and arranged for volunteers to go to Taiwanese companies with more employees to assist in nucleic acid testing.

As the epidemic gradually subsides, Taiwanese enterprises should be guided in a timely manner to go all out to start operations while ensuring that epidemic prevention and control are not slack.

Taiwan compatriots have always adhered to the same treatment.

　　At the same time, Taiwanese compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises who feel the warmth of the mainland have also donated money and contributed to overcome the difficulties together.

According to statistics from the Kunshan Taiwan Office, during the epidemic, Taiwanese company Giant donated more than 200 tents, Thermos delivered 10,000 thermos cups, and Uni-President Group provided 40,000 boxes of food and beverages; Kunshan Taiwan Association, Kunshan Mazu Cultural Exchange Association, and Kunshan Huiju Charity Fund The meeting raised and donated electric vests, ready-to-eat food and other materials.

The total amount of materials donated by Taiwanese enterprises and various organizations in Kunshan through various channels exceeds 1.4 million yuan.

　　Taiwan compatriots have also participated in the prevention and control of the epidemic in various forms.

The Taiwan-funded Zong Renqing Memorial Hospital dispatched a number of medical staff, including 6 Taiwanese doctors, to participate in the support of off-site nucleic acid testing, fever clinics and other epidemic prevention and control related work. A total of nearly 300 medical staff and more than 10 samples were provided to the surrounding areas of Kunshan. A total of 400 medical staff were dispatched for local nucleic acid sampling in Kunshan, and more than 200,000 samples were collected.

　　Outside the front line of the fight against the epidemic, a group of Taiwanese compatriots in the catering industry, such as Chen Guohua and Zheng Youcheng, delivered Taiwanese specialties such as brown sugar ginger tea, salted chicken, and cuttlefish ball soup to the officers on duty at the high-speed inspection points overnight, which warmed the hearts of the workers. Warmer stomach.

Volunteers from Taiwan compatriots took the initiative to go to the homes of frontline personnel to provide voluntary services, participate in maintaining order, and issue registration cards for nucleic acid collection.

In the face of the ruthless epidemic, the blood is thicker than water compatriots.

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