Fujian Province and Taiwan, which face each other across the Taiwan
Strait, have seen closer trade and economic relations this year, the Fujian
government said yesterday.
During the first 10 months, there were 297 projects in Fujian utilizing
Taiwan investment which totaled 1.279 billion U.S. dollars. That's up 53.82
percent from the same period of last year, the government said.
In the face of the fluctuating global economic situation, trade and economic
cooperation between the two sides has intensified.
Taiwan is now Fujian's No. 1 import market, the fourth biggest trade partner
and 7th biggest export market.
As of the end of last year, the actually utilized Taiwan investment in Fujian
was 12.683 billion U.S. dollars. Accumulated trade volume reached 52.71 billion
U.S. dollars.
