Special: After the Fourteen Loings of Straits Forum, the exchanges on cross -strait exchanges are the great view

The 14th Straits Forum Conference on July 13. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan

Five years ago, the young Taiwanese young Qiu Shijie took Fujian's wife to participate in the Straits Forum for the first time. Since then, he has become a teacher of Xiamen University and met with the Straits Forum every year. This year, he shared his new experience with the young people on both sides of the strait as a class teacher at the Straits Forum.

In the hot July, the sun was shining, and the heat wave hit the people, just like the enthusiasm of Taiwanese compatriots participating in the Straits Forum. After fourteen years, the Straits Forum has continuously promoted cross -strait exchanges to go deep and practical.

Young youth is flying in the tide of cross -strait exchanges

"Thanks to the Straits Forum for strengthening cross -strait folk exchanges, so that the voices of Taiwan minority ethnic minorities have been heard by more people. I believe that this feeling in cross -strait folk exchanges can converge into 'warm currents' and resolve the' cold wind in cross -strait relations on cross -strait relations '. "Taiwan's public opinion representative Gao Jin Sumei said on the 13th online attending the Straits Forum conference.

The Straits Forum adheres to the characteristics of "folkness, grassroots, and extensiveness". The thirteen sessions of the 13th session of the previous continuously attracted more than 300,000 coastal compatriots participated together. Important platform of hemp.

This forum continues to carry out the theme of "expanding civil exchanges and deepening integration and development", and adopts the combination of online and offline, concentrated and decentralized, to carry out the four major sections of the forum conference and youth, grassroots, cultural, and economic exchanges 43 43. Field activity.

The forum offline activities invite about 2,000 guests from all walks of life in Taiwan. Taiwan ’s youth Xue Yingzheng exposed the forum“ Journalist Certificate ”in the WeChat circle of friends. He participated in the Strait Forum as a new media person to pass the good news of Taiwan's youth struggle in the mainland of the motherland back to Taiwan.

At the forum site, Xue Yingzheng actively interacted with friends on the island. He said that since the DPP authorities came to power, Taiwan compatriots have been threatened and intimidated to participate in this civil exchange event, but they cannot stop the enthusiasm of Taiwan compatriots' active participation.

Youth is the most active force in cross -strait exchanges. At this Straits Forum, Chen Baiyuan, born in 1999, is one of the youngest Taiwanese young representatives. As a Taiwanese student at the Law School of Huaqiao University, he sang the recently created new song "Southern Fujian" at the Straits Youth Forum. The song tells the story of the ancestors of Fujian southern Fujian to cross the strait to Taiwan. He said: "I want to communicate the youth on both sides of the strait in Fujian -language songs, and to get closer to each other."

"Young people on both sides of the strait like to travel, food, and easy to find interactive topics." Taiwan young Lin Yiyan, born in 1997, participated in the Straits Forum this year. She said that the Straits Forum is an excellent platform, "Young people on both sides of the strait can communicate information and inspire each other here."

The 14th Straits Forum Conference on July 13. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan

Grasp happiness and dreams in your own hands

During this Straits Forum, Liu Qiaoxin from Hualien, Taiwan visited the Red Top Contemporary Art Center in Lake District, Xiamen. The comprehensive art center from the old building in the city of the city made her quite touched, because it was related to her professional.

Liu Qiaoxin is a minority of Taiwan and started a business in the mainland in 2015. As the general planner of the Human Resources Environmental Improvement Project of Passing Passing Village, Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou City, she combines the landscape landscape with the Dai village, leads the design of the main creation team, and fully shows the beauty of traditional folk culture. "This very creative work has difficulties and challenges." She hopes to communicate with the industry through the Straits Forum, learn from the industry, learn from style, and collide with new inspiration.

Over the years, the mainland has promoted the peaceful development of cross -strait relations, continued to ensure the well -being of Taiwan compatriots, and continuously improved the system and policies of Taiwan compatriots to enjoy the same treatment on the mainland. Essence

The "post -90s" young Taiwanese youth Su Jiayu is the first batch of Xiamen Airlines to recruit in Taiwan. In 2017, she came to Xiamen with her hope of the future. With the help of the provincial and municipal government and Xiamen Airlines, in just a few years, she grew rapidly. "Xiamen Airlines has opened up a variety of promotion channels for us. Now most Taiwanese flight attendants can stand alone."

According to incomplete statistics, the 13th Straits Forum has released hundreds of policies that benefit from Taiwan compatriots and enterprises, involving cross -strait personnel exchanges, economic cooperation, cultural education, social life, and rights protection of rights. Benefit.

"The youth of struggle is the most exciting, and the good life you can hard work yourself." Li Peng, Dean of the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University, said at the Straits Youth Forum that from youth to middle age, he has been engaged in Taiwan for more than 20 years. Although the situation on the two sides of the strait is changing, what is constant is the heart of youth expectations for communication. It is believed that with the support of various policies of the mainland, Taiwan's youth will definitely live better and better in the mainland, and youth exchanges on both sides of the strait will definitely become more and more effective.

Build dreams in cross -strait integration and development

In 1987, with the joint efforts of compatriots on both sides of the strait, the long -term isolated state on both sides of the strait was finally broken. Looking back, open exchanges on both sides of the strait have gone through 35 spring and autumn.

"Recalling Taiwan in 1987 to visit relatives in the mainland. Watching my father was busy returning to his hometown in Shandong. I asked me casually. Planner Li Peizhen recalled in his speech, "What kind of parting can make people forget the face of their mother?"

Today, the shallow Bay Bay can no longer stop the pace of returning home. In 2008, the Maritime Association and the Taiwan Maritime Foundation restored the institutional consultation of 9 years on the basis of the "1992 Consensus". In the same year, the "three links" on both sides of the strait were officially realized. In the context of the desire and demand for exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait, in 2009, the Straits Forum came into being, leading cross -strait exchanges to continue to move forward. In 2008, Taiwan compatriots came to the mainland about 4.37 million, and mainland residents went to Taiwan to go to Taiwan about 280,000; in 2019 before the new crown pneumonia epidemic, despite the restrictions of the DPP authorities, the total number of people on both sides of the strait still maintained at 9 million The size of the person. In 2008, the cross -strait trade volume was US $ 129.22 billion; in 2021, the cross -strait trade volume increased to US $ 328.34 billion.

"As one of the most important platforms for cross -strait exchanges, the Straits Forum is not afraid of wind and rain. In order to promote the peaceful development of cross -strait relations, deepen the people's feelings, mutual trust and identity, promote the well -being of compatriots on both sides of the strait, promote the great development of cross -strait exchanges and cooperation, and exert it. Highlighting the role. "Liu Xiangping, director of the Taiwan Institute of Nanjing University.

Hope hopes, work in the future. In the process of historical development, everyone is participants, witnesses and promoters.

"I participated in the creation of township construction and township, and I met a lot of friends and gained a lot of emotions. I think the happiness index of living in Fujian is getting higher and higher." Taiwanese youth Zeng Zhiying, who participated in the forum -related activities, hopes to help build a Straits Township Platform, "Let the cross -strait talents share results and move forward together."

The national "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" outline proposed that Taiwanese compatriots shared development opportunities and participated in the process of economic and social development in the mainland. "In the future, the mainland market is very huge. How to combine Taiwan's characteristic industries with mainland industrial planning is the direction for young people on both sides of the strait to work together." Said Li Weiguo, chairman of the Taiwan China Youth Economic and Trade Association.

Taiwan Youth Lin Shu, who has rooted in Daliangshan, Sichuan, said emotionally in the speech of the Straits Forum Conference: "I hope to drive more Taiwanese youths to build dreams and dreams together in the mainland and participate in the tide of integrated development on both sides of the strait."

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