Advisers see Pingtan as center for duty-free shopping
A train travels on the Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge of the Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway on Saturday.
FUJIAN, 29 April (BelTA - China Daily) - Political advisers from Fujian province have proposed establishing an offshore duty-free shopping policy in Pingtan, the Chinese mainland s closest place to the island of Taiwan, to create an unofficial platform for cross-Straits exchanges and meet consumer demand.
The proposal, endorsed by 32 members of the National Committee of the China People s Political Consultative Conference, the country s top political advisory body, said implementing an offshore duty-free shopping policy in Pingtan will help make the island a first choice for Taiwan residents coming to the mainland to find jobs and start new businesses.
Advisers see Pingtan as center for duty-free shopping By XU WEI in Beijing and HU MEIDONG in Fuzhou | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-03-09 08:56 Share CLOSE A train travels on the Pingtan Haixia Rail-Road Bridge of the Fuzhou-Pingtan Railway on Saturday. HU GUOLIN/FOR CHINA DAILY
Political advisers from Fujian province have proposed establishing an offshore duty-free shopping policy in Pingtan, the Chinese mainland s closest place to the island of Taiwan, to create an unofficial platform for cross-Straits exchanges and meet consumer demand.
The proposal, endorsed by 32 members of the National Committee of the China People s Political Consultative Conference, the country s top political advisory body, said implementing an offshore duty-free shopping policy in Pingtan will help make the island a first choice for Taiwan residents coming to the mainland to find jobs and start new businesses.