On Feb 18, more than 30 young people from across the Taiwan Straits gathered in Siming district in the coastal city of Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, to discuss the future development of Siming district.

The Xiamen Special Economic Zone celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021, and the central government has urged for the zone to serve and integrate into a new development paradigm to promote high-quality and integrated development across the Taiwan Straits.

Siming district?in Xiamen is currently putting in a lot of effort to promote new developing sectors, and it has a lot of young people because of its romantic cultural aspects and friendly locals.

Lu Jie, an entrepreneur in Siming district, said his firm will help promote integrated growth across the Taiwan Straits and entice more Taiwan young people to work?on the Chinese mainland.

Siming district is regarded as the crossroads of cross-Straits exchanges, and in recent years, the district has pushed to encourage integrated development across the Taiwan Straits in an effort to turn it into a demonstration region for Taiwan companies looking to invest on the Chinese mainland.

In an effort to entice more Taiwan young people to work and invest in Xiamen, Fan Chiang-feng, manager of Qida Straits Youth Entrepreneurial and Incubation, said that a particular fund will be set up for young people from across the Taiwan Straits to start a business.

More than 30 young people from across the Straits take part in a special activity held in Siming district and call for integrated development across the Taiwan Straits. [Photo/Fujian Daily]