Xiamen sets example for reform

XIAMEN, Fujian - President Hu Jintao hailed Xiamen in East China's Fujian province as a window for China's reform and opening-up policies in the past three decades and encouraged the city to further strengthen ties with Taiwan.

"The Xiamen Special Economic Zone's reform has acted as a forerunner, which proves the central government's decision was 'absolutely right'," Hu said in a congratulatory letter to mark the city's 30 years anniversary as a vanguard in economic development.

Hu also said the coastal city viewing Taiwan across the sea will continue to play a significant role in strengthening economy, trade and peoples' exchanges with Taiwan.