The Chinese mainland has vowed to support the high-quality construction of a cross-Straits industry cooperation pilot zone for integrated circuits (IC) in East China s Fujian Province, adjacent to the Taiwan island.
People of various sectors on both sides of the Taiwan Straits have long awaited direct infrastructure connectivity between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan island, Cong Liang, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the nation s top economic planner, told a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on Thursday, while the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on the island continue to undermine such exchanges.
Taiwan deputy regional leader Lai Ching-te s “transit” in the US has added uncertainty to declining cross-Taiwan Straits trade, Chinese mainland experts said, noting the negative impact of Lai’s visit could draw an economic response from the Chinese mainland.