Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung speaks on Wednesday in Taichung, Taiwan at a seminar encouraging mainland investors to invest in the island on the third day of the fourth round of cross-Straits talks. [chinadaily.com.cn] |
TAICHUANG: A seminar was held on Wednesday to encourage mainland investors to invest in Taiwan on the third day of a high-level cross-Straits trade talks.
In an opening statement, ARATS president Chen Yunlin urged the island to provide a favorable and safe investment environment for mainland investment.
So far, mainland investors have funded more than 20 projects in Taiwan, with investment of $5 million since the island was open to mainland investment in July last year. In contrast, Taiwan investors have invested over $70 billion in nearly 70,000 projects.
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 Chen Yunlin, president of the Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), speaks on Wednesday in Taichung, Taiwan at a seminar encouraging mainland investors to invest in the island on the third day of the fourth round of cross-Straits talks. [chinadaily.com.cn] |