More efforts will be made to offer tourism, exchange, education and living
services for Taiwan compatriots in the future to encourage them to invest in the
mainland, said Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi here on Tuesday.
Attending a meeting of the presidents of associations of Taiwan-funded
enterprises, Wu said all the promises made by the central government to Taiwan
compatriots will be carried out.
Chinese mainland has repealed the import taxes on 15 kinds of Taiwanese
fruits starting Aug.1. In addition, lots of works have been done by related
departments of the mainland recently to promote passenger transport and
chartered freight flights between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, said Wu.
The Chinese mainland has also announced a series of measures to offer
convenience to Taiwan compatriots in the entry and exit of mainland, Wu said.
Taiwan students will also enjoy a tuition fee standard same with mainland
students in the universities and research institutes of the mainland. Special
scholarship for Taiwan students will also be set up, Wu said.
She said positive factors have emerged in the cross-Straits relations
recently, favorable to restraining the activities of the separatists. Tensions
across the Straits began to be eased somewhat.
The two sides of Taiwan Straits are facing a precious opportunity of win-win
development, said Wu.
She said it is the common aspiration of the two sides on the Taiwan Straits
and Chinese people around to the world to grasp the opportunity to develop
cooperation and exchanges in economic and cultural fields, and oppose and
contain the separatist activities of "Taiwan independence".