Crossing the Straits to recruit new blood

Xiamen, a port city in Fujian province, has recruited thousands of professionals from locations around the country, including more than 3,000 from Taiwan.

The city, which occupies a key location facing the Taiwan Straits, plays a crucial role in the promotion of cross-Straits exchanges, including the recruitment of personnel, according to Huang Qiang, the city's executive vice-mayor.

It was the first city to initiate a mechanism to employ experts and professionals from Taiwan, who will each be eligible for living expenses of as much as 1.5 million yuan ($223,800) a year, plus 4 million yuan to subsidize their work, he added.