City to open govt jobs to Taiwan residents

XIAMEN, Fujian - Authorities in Xiamen, a city in Fujian province, say they will consider hiring Taiwan residents for government jobs.

"We could do some trials to have Taiwan residents in our civil service on contract," said Yu Weiguo, Xiamen Party chief. "The positions that might be open might be those that have to do with economic and cultural exchanges between Xiamen and Taiwan."

Fujian, which faces Taiwan across the Straits, proposed the idea earlier this year.