China News Service, February 8th. On the morning of February 8th, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference. The spokesperson Zhu Fenglian answered reporters' questions on recent cross-strait hot issues. On both sides of the strait, there has been an upsurge in watching dramas at the same time. Classic mainland TV dramas such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have been continuously broadcast on the island for 24 hours, which fully demonstrates that the two sides of the strait are connected by blood, culture, and soul.
A reporter asked a question. The Spring Festival has just passed. We have noticed that during the Spring Festival, various places have organized visits to Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese businessmen, and held various forms of Chinese New Year fellowship activities. Please tell us about the situation.
Zhu Fenglian introduced that during the Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival, all localities fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, respect, care for, and benefit Taiwan compatriots, and actively carry out various forms of New Year condolences and friendship activities. Strong feelings.
Zhu Fenglian pointed out that this Spring Festival, Taiwan compatriots in the mainland have fully witnessed the sincere care of various regions.
Comrades in charge of more than 10 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities including Beijing, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Chongqing, and Sichuan went to factories, schools, and homes to care for and express condolences to Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese businessmen. Send New Year greetings and help them solve the difficulties they encounter in production, life, medical treatment and other aspects.
Xin Changxing, Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, went to Kunshan to investigate Taiwan-funded enterprises as soon as possible after the Spring Festival, encouraging locals to provide better public services for Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese enterprises, and continue to promote the economic integration and development of Jiangsu and Taiwan.
Luo Dongchuan, deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, visited and expressed condolences to Taiwanese youths who were celebrating the New Year in Fujian, and participated in the New Year fellowship activities between Fujian and Taiwan youths.
During the Spring Festival, various departments in Jiangxi Province visited more than 390 Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese families and more than 280 Taiwanese enterprises.
Guangzhou City visited more than 300 Taiwanese compatriots and 75 Taiwanese enterprises.
Chongqing City visited more than 800 Taiwan compatriots and more than 50 Taiwanese enterprises.
Zhu Fenglian said that this Spring Festival, compatriots on both sides of the strait actively participated in a variety of online and offline New Year fellowship activities.
Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Jiangsu and other places have held a series of activities such as Chinese New Year fire parties, symposiums, cultural and sports friendships, and traditional folk customs to deepen the friendship between compatriots on both sides of the strait.
"Happy New Year greetings from compatriots on both sides of the strait" has become a high-frequency phrase used by netizens on both sides of the strait to send blessings for the New Year, and related topics have been exposed more than 800 million times. Netizens from China, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas posted short videos of New Year greetings on cross-strait social platforms, expressing their eagerness for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, the restoration of normal exchanges, and the strengthening of cooperation.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of Beijing Municipality organized a series of communication activities during the Beijing-Taiwan Spring Festival called "The Most Beautiful Cross-Strait Is Reunion". More than 1,000 Taiwanese grassroots people and Beijing citizens gathered in the "cloud".
Jinan City, Qingdao City, Weifang City, Rizhao City and other places in Shandong Province held online social activities such as "Welcome Spring Festival with relatives and friends, send blessings and family celebrations", and more than 270 compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Strait celebrated the festive season.
Zhu Fenglian mentioned that this Spring Festival, people on both sides of the strait will enjoy a cultural feast together.
Nearly 20 Taiwanese entertainers participated in the Spring Festival Gala held by CCTV, local satellite TV and China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Nearly 200 Taiwanese youths participated in the Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Youth Lantern Festival Gala. They presented wonderful performances and festival blessings with mainland entertainers, explaining the blood connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. family and country feelings.
High-quality film and television dramas such as "The Wandering Earth 2" and "Hurricane" set off an upsurge of watching dramas on both sides of the strait. Mainland classic TV dramas such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are broadcast continuously on the island for 24 hours, which fully demonstrates that the two sides of the strait are connected by blood, culture, and soul.