Cross-Strait exchange activities set to kick off in March
BEIJING -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson announced on Wednesday that a range of cross-Strait exchange activities will be held across the mainland in March.
Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, announced at a press conference that the first cross-Strait folk culture and sports festival will take place in the city of Shanwei, Guangdong province.
A grand ceremony will be held in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province, to worship the Chinese people's legendary ancestor Huangdi.
A cross-Strait youth exchange program will be launched in Guangzhou to support the development of Taiwan youth and assist in establishing Taiwan youth entrepreneurship projects.
Other activities include the 2025 cross-Strait Confucius culture festival, which will be held in Qufu, Shandong province.
In response to calls from the Taiwan public for the release of the animation blockbuster "Ne Zha 2," Zhu urged Taiwan's authorities to heed these requests and allow more exceptional mainland films to be shown in Taiwan.
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