Xiamen FTZ will bring the city more opportunities for cross-Straits cooperation, said Pei Jinjia, mayor of Xiamen, when he addressed the Xiamen FTZ at the 2015 Cross-Straits Economic and Trade Forum on April 12.
Taiwan-based companies that are involved in advanced industries such as optoelectronics, electromechanics and biotechnology are starting to make their presence felt in Xiamen, local authorities in the city said on Tuesday.
The Taiwan opposition Democratic Progressive Party said it would not make trouble, stir conflicts or rivalries concerning cross-Strait ties on Thursday, acknowledging that handling the relationship is quite "challenging".
A group of nearly 200 artists from Chinese mainland will tour around Taiwan's Xinzhu, Miaoli, Changhwa and Kaohsiung to offer local residents the charm of folk culture from April 7 to 21.