2023-07-02 09:30:00
The Straits Forum has gone through 15 years——Expand cross-strait non-governmental exchanges and deepen cross-strait integration and development (cross-strait pulse)
Picture ①: Martial arts experts from both sides of the strait jointly demonstrate martial arts boxing techniques.
Photo by Lin Chenge
Picture ②: At the Straits Youth Forum, Taiwanese youths sang the original song “Youth from Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait”.
Photo by Lin Chenge
Picture ③: At the Straits Forum, musicians from both sides of the Taiwan Straits jointly performed the “Straits Concerto”.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan
People’s Daily Meet across the sea to share the feelings between the two sides of the strait.
“Compatriots on both sides of the strait communicate and make friends through the Straits Forum, strengthen friendship, enhance well-being, and get closer and closer.” On June 17, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 15th Straits Forum, pointing out, “Hope the Strait The forum has continuously added vitality to expanding cross-strait non-governmental exchanges and deepening cross-strait integration and development.”
The Straits Forum is an important platform to promote extensive exchanges between all walks of life on both sides of the Strait and to promote cross-strait non-governmental exchanges and cooperation. Since the first session was successfully held in 2009, following 15 years, the Straits Forum has always been held regardless of the weather, and has been continued year following year. It has built a “heart-to-heart bridge” between compatriots on both sides of the strait and paved the “road to benefit the people”.
“This Straits Forum is the largest cross-strait exchange event in the past three years. Thousands of Taiwan compatriots actively supported and participated in the forum activities, fully demonstrating that peace, development, exchanges, and cooperation are the common aspirations of compatriots on both sides of the strait. The desire of compatriots to get closer to relatives cannot be stopped by any force.” Song Tao, director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said.
Continuing the theme of “expanding people-to-people exchanges and deepening integrated development”, this year’s Straits Forum has set up four major sections: forum conferences and youth exchanges, grassroots exchanges, cultural exchanges, and economic exchanges, and held a total of 51 various activities.
Zhou Zuyi, secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People’s Congress, said: “The Straits Forum has been successfully held for 15 sessions. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have used this platform to continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation. People are getting closer and closer, and the relationship is getting stronger.”
Foster friendship and improve well-being
getting closer and closer
“This is my root, we are going home!” On the morning of June 18, Cai Errong from Taiwan’s Yunlin County arrived in Shishi City, Fujian Province, and came to worship at Cai’s family temple.
This is one of the important activities of this Straits Forum – “Village with the same name, Heart to Heart” networking event. Fujian is the main ancestral home of Taiwan compatriots. In the early days, the mainland ancestors crossed the sea and went to Taiwan. Because they missed their homeland, they gave their new settlements the name of their hometown. The village with the same name is also Tonggen Village and Tongxin Village, which is full of love for the country and the land of the compatriots, and is a vivid testimony of “one family on both sides of the strait”.
Cai Errong’s place of residence in Taiwan is called “Xiaoyangkeng”, and the Lingshi Village, Lingxiu Town, Shishi City, where he went this time, was also called “Yangkeng” in his early years. After textual research, this is the ancestral home of that year. “Listening to the familiar dialect and feeling the development and changes of the motherland, I feel both cordial and novel.” Cai Errong said.
“A family on both sides of the strait”, the closer we go, the closer we go.
“Hello everyone, I am the endorser of Kinmen’s good products. Netizens who like it should place an order as soon as possible.”
“I am the spokesperson for Matsu Gaoliang Liquor. I hope everyone will support me and experience the style of Matsu.”
At the Straits Forum, the “Golden Horse Haowuhui” special live broadcast promotion of Kinmen and Matsu special products was launched hotly. Li Wenliang, deputy county magistrate of Kinmen County, and Chen Hanshu, chairman of Matsu Distillery, live-streamed goods on the e-commerce platform, and mainland netizens flocked to the live broadcast room to snap up good things from Jinmen.
“The compatriots on both sides of the strait are one family, and they should come and go frequently and get closer; they should work together and develop together.” Rao Qingling, the magistrate of Taitung County, Taiwan, said that the Straits Forum is the most important cross-strait economic and trade exchanges and cooperation. One of the platforms is also an important force to promote cross-strait non-governmental exchanges.
Over the past 15 years, as a “people’s forum” recognized by compatriots on both sides of the strait, the Straits Forum has always adhered to the positioning of “civilian, grassroots, and universal”.
As the largest cross-strait non-governmental exchange event with the most extensive participation, the Straits Forum has attracted regarding 330,000 people from both sides of the Strait to participate offline in the past 15 years, and has held more than 710 activities, constantly playing the colorful movement of cross-strait exchanges.
Learn from each other, exchange and make friends
Working hand in hand
Phoenix flowers bloom, youth blooms. Youth is one of the most active forces in cross-strait exchanges. On July 11 last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping’s reply letter to Taiwanese youths who participated in the Straits Youth Forum has always warmed and inspired Taiwanese youths.
“General Secretary Xi Jinping’s reply made us feel that we have been cared and cared for.” At this Straits Youth Forum, Taiwanese youth Guo Yifan brought his own “tea-flavored coffee”, which contains different flavors such as jasmine tea and Dahongpao. Guo Yifan’s coffee business has been booming since he came to mainland China to start a business for 7 years. “The rapid development of the business has benefited from the vast market in the mainland and the support of various policies that benefit Taiwan and the people.” He said.
Learn from each other and walk together with one heart. Li Dongxian, vice chairman of the Taiwan Chinese Youth Development Federation, said in an interview with the media: “Taiwanese young people should come to the mainland more often. There are different industries in different places in the mainland, and there are also unique policies that benefit Taiwan and the people. Come more. Only by looking at it can you see the real mainland and feel the vast market here.”
Care for youth, serve youth, and provide more convenience for Taiwanese youth to come to the mainland to pursue their dreams and realize their dreams. This year’s Straits Forum provides more than 1,200 jobs and more than 1,000 internship and training positions for Taiwanese youths, and provides a “gift package” of full-chain capital market services for Taiwanese youths’ innovation and entrepreneurship, and promotes cross-strait signings of rural revitalization, Taiwan youth entrepreneurship and technology , education, culture, financial industry cooperation and many other agreements.
Spring breeze and rain show true feelings. Having lived in the mainland for 16 years, Taiwanese youth Shou Yanxuan has really felt the support from all aspects of the mainland. “The love and care given by the mainland to Taiwan compatriots has allowed me to integrate here quickly and well. I have also made many good friends and worked hand in hand with them.” Shou Yanxuan said that he is fortunate that he did not miss the tide of cross-strait integration and development.
When you are born in a prosperous age, you should live up to the prosperous age. “The development of the motherland is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Taiwan compatriots.” Justin Yifu Lin, a professor at Peking University, said affectionately at the Straits Forum that young people from Taiwan can not only achieve their own careers when they come to the mainland, but they can also proudly say, “In the era of national rejuvenation In the great cause, there is also my contribution.”
Exchange and cooperation to a higher level
The results benefit compatriots on both sides of the strait
Pocket puppets, only one foot tall, appear on the stage. Between inches, the puppet shakes its head or fights with a lion. The artist’s flexible fingers perform delicate movements of singing, chanting, doing, and hitting… Recently, in In Xiamen Hongyanzhuang Puppet Art Museum, 12 bag puppet troupes from both sides of the Taiwan Strait performed on the same stage.
This is one of the activities of the first Cross-Strait Tonggen Culture and Art Festival, the Cross-Strait Puppet Art Festival. “I was very pleasantly surprised. I didn’t expect to enjoy a hand puppet show that I hadn’t seen for many years at the Strait Forum.” Zhu Wangbiyu, chairman of the Taiwan Association for the Promotion of Chinese Minority Arts, Culture and Creativity, said that the hand puppet show shows that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have the same origin, same origin, and the same culture. The same species has a common traditional culture.
At the Cross-Strait Disabled Persons Exchange Carnival held at this Straits Forum, 10 representatives of disabled persons from both sides of the Strait exchanged and shared stories of self-improvement, which resonated with more than 140 representatives of disabled persons from both sides of the Strait. “Through sharing and exchanges, the spiritual bond between compatriots with disabilities on both sides of the strait has been enhanced, and the development of the cause of disabilities on both sides of the strait has been further deepened.” said Liu Tianfu, chairman of the Taiwan Association for Self-reliance and Entrepreneurship of the Disabled.
From economic exchanges to cultural exchanges, from folk beliefs and customs to marriage emotions, from grassroots governance to youth entrepreneurship, over the past 15 years, the Straits Forum has continuously added new exchange elements, opened up new areas of exchange, and boosted the road of cross-strait non-governmental exchanges. Width.
A set of data has witnessed the exchange and cooperation achievements of the Straits Forum——
Over the past 15 years, the Straits Forum has issued 139 policies and measures to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, covering direct flights across the strait, visas for Taiwan compatriots, travel to Taiwan, study and employment, and financing of Taiwan enterprises;
Over the past 15 years, the Straits Forum has facilitated the effective connection of hundreds of communities, towns, and villages across the Taiwan Strait, the signing of thousands of cooperation agreements or letters of intent, and the implementation of nearly 10 billion economic and trade cooperation projects;
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“The many specific measures introduced by the Straits Forum to benefit Taiwan compatriots and facilitate cross-strait exchanges highlight the theme of ‘expanding non-governmental exchanges and deepening integrated development’.” said Wu Jiaying, executive vice president of the National Federation of Taiwanese Enterprises and honorary president of Xiamen Taiwanese Entrepreneurs Association , “The new journey of Chinese-style modernization has a bright future, and I believe it will bring broader development space for Taiwanese enterprises from Taiwan compatriots.”
(Original title: Fifteen Years of the Straits Forum——Expand Cross-Strait Non-governmental Exchanges and Deepen Cross-Strait Integration and Development (Cross-Strait Pulse))
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