Cross-Straits trade booming

New preferential policies launched in Fujian zone are helping to boost ties with Taiwan

Fujian province in East China is fast becoming a strategic central point for the Chinese mainland's cross-Straits trade with Taiwan, as its free trade zone is launching preferential policies in response to the recent call for further opening-up from the State Council.

Measures include easing of entry policies for Taiwan products, offering financial support to Fujian-based companies headquartered in Taiwan, planning business incubators that offer infrastructure and services to startups, and facilitating cooperative projects in emerging areas such as information technology.