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Trade ties with Taiwan, West China to advance

By Liang Qiwen (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-06-07 10:02

The delegation of Fujian Province has been busy with preparations for the 10th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) since last October, according to sources from CIFIT.

In a press conference on the 10th CIFIT, the Fujian delegation said it had delivered more than 12,000 invitations so far. Investors and entrepreneurs leading various industries in China have been invited.

In the upcoming CIFIT, the delegation will set up 10 different negotiation zones to cope with the demands of investors from different industries.

The first zone has been set up especially for negotiations with investors from Taiwan Province, which will cover the fields of infrastructure, manufacturing, high-tech, electronic information, environmental protection, service, agriculture and forestry sectors.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of Fujian will hold some forums to introduce investment projects in the province.

Meanwhile, the Fujian Science and Technology Department will collaborate with related departments in Taiwan to hold seminars on intellectual property rights.

Moreover, Fujian Information Industry Department said it will organize conferences to discuss co-operation in the software industry with Taiwanese entrepreneurs.

The CIFIT source said the bureau of economy and trade in Xiamen, the host city, will strive to promote investment projects from factories and companies in the city to Taiwanese investors.

All factories and companies planning to draw investments can report their projects to the bureau and the bureau will sort out the information and help to match the firms with Taiwanese investors during the CIFIT.