(New Year News) Taiwan compatriots’ New Year’s wishes: We hope that cross-Strait exchanges will be more intense and promote industrial transformation and upgrading.

　　China News Service, Hangzhou, February 2 (Guo Qiyu) "In the new year, we hope that cross-strait exchanges, especially cross-strait youth exchanges, will become closer and more intense." "We hope that Taiwanese businessmen and enterprises will actively cultivate new productive forces and promote industrial transformation and upgrading." I hope the two sides can break down barriers and strengthen academic exchanges."

　　On February 2, as the New Year approaches, Zhejiang held a New Year symposium for Taiwanese businessmen, Taiwanese youth and Taiwanese compatriots, and conveyed the New Year condolences letter from the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council to Taiwanese businessmen and Taiwanese compatriots. At the meeting, many Taiwan compatriots shared their new vision for the new year, hoping that in the new year they will continue to take root in the mainland to pursue dreams and promote the integrated development of Zhejiang and Taiwan.

　　"In 2023, I experienced an unforgettable Hangzhou Asian Games. From receiving visits from Taiwanese groups in the early stage to watching the games on site, both the city's 'hard facilities' and 'soft services' left a deep impression on Taiwanese compatriots." Huang Dingchuan, president of the Hangzhou Taiwanese Association, shared.

　　In his opinion, a Hangzhou Asian Games will allow Taiwan compatriots to fully feel the confidence of the motherland and see the power of science and technology and the beauty of art on the mainland. It is hoped that both sides of the Taiwan Strait will take this opportunity to strengthen cooperation in sports industry, events, exhibitions and other aspects.

　　Continuous communication can enhance understanding. After Taiwan Youth League member Yu Jixuan came to Zhejiang, she achieved a "double harvest" in career and family. As a beneficiary, she paid more attention to encouraging young people from Taiwan to come to the mainland for development.

　　"Every time I go back to Taiwan, many young people around me will ask me how it is to work in the mainland. Is the salary really that high..." Yu Jixuan said that many young people in Taiwan currently yearn for the mainland, but they lack understanding because they have never been there. . She hopes that in the new year, more activities will be held and more platforms will be built to give Taiwanese young people the opportunity to visit the mainland.

　　Zhu Youren, president of the Jiaxing Taiwan Association, who has roots in rural Zhejiang, particularly encourages Taiwanese youth to devote themselves to rural revitalization in the mainland. In his view, rural development has great potential in the future.

　　Zhu Youren himself is a vivid example: when he hesitated whether to come to the mainland for development a few years ago, several senior Taiwanese businessmen encouraged him to give himself a chance to give it a try. At that time, we were catching up with the good opportunities for rural revitalization in mainland China. Zhu Youren's own career was developing smoothly, so he naturally stayed.

　　"Now that I have taken over the baton as president of the Jiaxing Taiwanese Association, I have the obligation to help more Taiwanese youth come to the mainland for development." Zhu Youren said.

　　Currently, many Taiwanese businesses and enterprises are facing a new round of transformation and upgrading. In this regard, Qin Ronghua, chairman of the Taiwan Business and Enterprise Special Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Association for the Promotion of Maritime and Maritime Cooperation, suggested that everyone actively embrace and cultivate new productive forces and get rid of the traditional production development path, especially leveraging Zhejiang’s digital economy and technological innovation to promote industrial innovation and enhance Competitiveness.

　　"On the one hand, we must make full use of various policies and measures that benefit Taiwan and enterprises to reduce production and operation costs. On the other hand, we must also strengthen cooperation to achieve complementary improvements in the supply chain and industrial chain and integrate into the new development pattern." Qin Ronghua said.

　　At the meeting that day, Zhu Linsen, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Zhejiang Province, said that Zhejiang will continue to uphold the concept of "Taiwanese businessmen in Zhejiang are Zhejiang businessmen", care about the worries, hopes and thoughts of Taiwan compatriots and Taiwanese businessmen, and continue to study and launch new support measures , helping Taiwanese compatriots and Taiwanese businessmen share new development opportunities in Zhejiang.

　　"We hope that the Qingdao compatriots working in Zhejiang and Taiwan will grasp the general trend, boost their confidence, take root in the mainland, adhere to the righteousness, and support the peaceful and integrated development of cross-strait relations with practical actions," Zhu Linsen said. (over)