Reference News Network December 15** According to Taiwan's United News Network on December 13**, following the "2023 National Taiwan Association President's Symposium" held in Beijing a few days ago, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced on the 13th that the "Taiwan Investment in the Mainland Publicity and Promotion Activities" will be held in Beijing on December 20, and the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Administration of Customs and other departments will comprehensively introduce the development policies of small and medium-sized enterprises, cross-strait facilitation measures and investment and business environment.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on the 13th, and spokesperson Zhu Fenglian announced the above activities when introducing the mainland's recent work on Taiwan.
She said: On 20 December, under the guidance of the Economic Bureau of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao Department of the Ministry of Commerce, the Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Exchange Association, the Cross-Strait Economic and Technological Cooperation Center, and the National Association of Taiwan Compatriots' Investment Enterprises will jointly host the "Publicity and Promotion Activities for Taiwan Businessmen to Invest in the Mainland" in Beijing.
Zhu Fenglian said that about 200 people were invited to attend the event, including representatives of local commerce departments and local Taiwan affairs offices, representatives of Taiwan enterprises willing to invest in various provinces and cities, representatives of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Enterprises, and chief representatives of some Taiwan enterprises in Beijing. The Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the General Administration of Customs and other departments will give a comprehensive introduction to the development policies of small and medium-sized enterprises, cross-strait facilitation measures and investment and business environment, introduce the investment history and achievements of Taiwan businessmen in the mainland, and promote the investment advantages and project needs of four provinces and cities, including Fujian, Chongqing, Guizhou and Jilin.
According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" on December 14, since the beginning of this year, the prospects for cross-strait economic and trade relations have aroused concern. In this regard, Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on the 13th that in the next step, the mainland will continue to work hard to promote the process of cross-strait economic and trade normalization. She also called on compatriots on both sides of the strait to make joint efforts to bring the country back to the right track of peaceful development as soon as possible.
She said that since the beginning of this year, the mainland's economy has rebounded and improved, and the two sides of the strait have maintained a high level of operation, "cross-strait economic and trade has a strong endogenous driving force, and there is huge room for expanding to a wider field and upgrading to a higher level, and we are deeply confident in this."
Zhu Fenglian also announced that on the 20th of this month, a "publicity and promotion activity for Taiwan businessmen investing in the mainland" will be held in Beijing.
Zhu Fenglian said: Normalizing cross-strait economic and trade relations is the common aspiration of the compatriots on both sides of the strait and conforms to the common interests of the compatriots on both sides of the strait. "In the next step, we will continue to work hard to promote the process of cross-strait economic and trade normalization", and hopes that compatriots on both sides of the strait will work together to promote the return to the right track of peaceful development as soon as possible.