SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Chinese media) -- The Chinese mainland announced here on Sunday 10 measures of economic cooperation with Taiwan aimed at jointly coping
with the global financial crisis.
The measures include the support for the development
of Taiwanese-funded companies in the mainland, promotion of two-way investment
and so on, said Wang Yi, director of the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee, at the conclusion of the 4th Cross-Straits
Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum.
Details about the measures and policies include:
-- To support the development of Taiwanese-funded
enterprises on the mainland. The mainland's policies for supporting small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also apply to Taiwanese-funded SMEs. To support
Taiwanese-funded enterprises to participate in the mainland's projects to expand
domestic demand.
-- To improve the financing services for
Taiwanese-funded enterprises. The Industry and Commercial Bank of China and Bank
of China have recently decided to offer 50 billion yuan (7.3 billion U.S.
dollars) each financing Taiwanese-funded enterprises in two to three years,
including SMEs. China Development Bank will offer another 30 billion yuan
financing Taiwanese-funded enterprises in three years in addition to its
previous 30 billion yuan for them.
Other moves include the support for the
transformation and upgrading of Taiwanese-funded enterprises on the mainland, to
encourage and support their self-renovation, promote cross-Straits two-way
investment, beef up industrial cooperation between the mainland and Taiwan,
jointly promote the development of flat panel display, explore cross-Straits
agricultural cooperation, expand the sales of Taiwan's fresh farm products on
the mainland, and allow Taiwan residents to operate as lawyers on the
mainland.
Mainland, Taiwan hold economic,
cultural forum
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20
(Chinese media) -- The 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the
Chinese mainland and Taiwan began here Saturday morning.
Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, and
Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and Honorary Chairman Lien Chan
attended.
Senior CPC leader: mainland willing to
help Taiwan tackle financial
crisis
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20
(Chinese media) -- The mainland is willing to help Taiwan in face of current global
financial crisis, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader said here on
Saturday.
"If the worsening world economic situation continues and
the Taiwan side asks for help to solve economic difficulties, the mainland is
willing to offer assistance with utmost efforts," Jia Qinglin, member of the
Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, said at the
4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum.
Top political advisor meets KMT
chairman, honorary chairman
Jia Qinglin (L), member of the Standing
Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Political
Bureau and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Chairman of Chinese
Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party Wu Poh-hsiung in Shanghai, east China, on
Dec. 19, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren)
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Chinese media) -- China's top political
advisor Jia Qinglin met with visiting Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Wu Poh-hsiung
and honorary chairman Lien Chan respectively here Friday.
Wu and Lien were here to attend the 4th Cross-Straits
Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum, scheduled for December 20 to 21.
Taiwan party representatives arrive in
Shanghai for cross-Strait forum
SHANGHAI, Dec. 19
(Chinese media) -- Wu Poh-hsiung, Chairman of Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang party, along
with Honorary Chairman Lien Chan arrived in Shanghai Friday to attend a two-day
cross-Straits economic and cultural forum.
Wu and Lien were received by Wang Yi, director of the
Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Full story
Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct
transport services
BEIJING,
Dec. 15 (Chinese media) -- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct air, sea
transport and postal services on Monday morning, the latest step to further
improve the once strained ties.
The move marks an end to the practice that air and sea
transport as well as mail between the mainland and Taiwan had to go through a
third place. Full story
Passengers from southeast China's Taiwan
gesture before boarding the plane at the airport in Shenzhen, south
China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 15, 2008. A Shenzhen Airlines flight took
off from the Shenzhen Airport for Taiwan at 7:20 Beijing Time (2320 GMT
Dec. 14), the first when the Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct
air and sea transport and postal services Monday morning. (Chinese media
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Mainland-bound direct flight takes off from
Taipei
TAIPEI, Dec. 15 (Chinese media) -- A passenger plane
of Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways took off from Taipei Songshan Airport for
Shanghai at 8:06 a.m. on Monday, starting the direct air transport from Taiwan
to the Chinese mainland. Full story
Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference, shakes hands with Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung during the
4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum between the Chinese
mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20,
2008. (Chinese media/Pei Xin)
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Lien Chan, honorary chairman of
Kuomintang, speaks during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and
Cultural Forum between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan,
in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren) Photo
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Wu Poh-hsiung, Kuomintang chairman,
speaks during the 4th Cross-Straits Economic, Trade and Cultural Forum
between the Chinese mainland and southeast China's Taiwan, in Shanghai,
east China, Dec. 20, 2008. (Chinese media/Li Xueren)
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