What they say

I left the Taiwan army as a colonel in 2010, when I was only one step away from becoming a general. But I don't regret it because I have this sense of mission to boost communication between all Chinese nationals. My father was a member of the wartime Chinese Expeditionary Force, and I was born in Myanmar. What I realized from my childhood experience is that national unity and a powerful motherland means a lot for Chinese living abroad.

Chiang Hseuh-chiu, a 51-year-old retired military officer from Taiwan who started a people-to-people exchange platform mainly for students in Xiamen, Fujian province, in 2010.

I think many places on the Chinese mainland are blessed with a long history and a profound culture as well as charming natural beauty. Combining our advanced management skills and experience in tourism, I am pretty sure that we can change the tourism landscape on the Chinese mainland.