Taiwan public benefits

The new Taiwan policies announced yesterday at the Strait Forum shows that the mainland is taking concrete measures to help Taiwan to cope better with the ongoing financial crisis.

The eight measures follow close on the heels of the recent ground-breaking agreements on cross-Straits investment and travel. They range from forging ahead with the mainland's investment in Taiwan, buying Taiwanese-made products, opening the mainland market wider to Taiwan to promoting tourism and agricultural cooperation.

The procedures for mainland companies to invest in Taiwan are designed to guide the negotiations and signing of contracts. This will facilitate mainland capital flow to Taiwan, which is scheduled to begin next month at the earliest. Such flow of capital will help normalize cross-Straits economic ties and strengthen the competitiveness of enterprises on both sides.