The 15th Straits Forum will open in Xiamen on June 16. Chen Zhiyong, deputy director of the Office of the Organizing Committee of the Straits Forum and deputy director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Fujian Provincial Government, introduced at a press conference on the 15th that all preparations for the forum have been completed, and representatives of Taiwan’s political parties, representatives of Taiwan’s sponsors, and representatives of Taiwan’s industries have been invited. There were more than 5,000 guests from all walks of life, such as leaders of social organizations, workers, young women, towns and villages, agriculture, fishery, industry and commerce, and folk beliefs.
On June 15, in Xiamen, Fujian, media reporters took pictures in front of the main venue of the Straits Forum. The 15th Straits Forum will open in Xiamen on June 16.
The theme of this year's forum will continue to be "expanding non-governmental exchanges and deepening integrated development". The main venue will be in Xiamen, and related activities will also be held in Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, a city divided into districts in Fujian Province. According to Chen Zhiyong, the forum has arranged 37 events in the four major sections of the forum, grassroots exchanges, youth exchanges, cultural exchanges, and economic exchanges, plus 14 events held in the same period in relevant cities with districts, a total of 51 events.
In Chen Zhiyong's eyes, this forum has four "new" features:
One is the new normal of post-epidemic exchanges. This forum is the largest non-governmental exchange event between the two sides of the strait held after the smooth transition of the mainland's epidemic prevention and control. Many old and new friends from both sides of the strait gathered offline to participate in the grand event, which fully demonstrates that the resumption of cross-strait exchanges and normal personnel exchanges is the common wish of compatriots on both sides of the strait. It is the common aspiration of compatriots on both sides of the strait to seek peace, development, exchanges, and cooperation.
The second is to demonstrate new achievements in integrated development. This forum will continue to focus on promoting integration through communication, promoting integration through benefits, and promoting integration through emotion, and fully demonstrate the positive results of deepening cross-strait integration and development.
The third is to demonstrate the new vitality of youth development. This forum continues to focus on cross-strait youth groups. In addition to continuing to hold exchange activities such as the Taiwan Strait Youth Forum and the Cross-Strait New Media Creation and Sharing Forum, it also provides more than 1,200 jobs and more than 1,000 internship and training positions for Taiwanese youth, and releases more benefits. Policy Initiatives for Taiwanese Youth.
The fourth is to inspire compatriots to forge ahead on a new journey. The organizer produced a special promotional film for the 15th anniversary of the Straits Forum, held a theme exhibition for the 15th year, and also publicly solicited theme songs for the Straits Forum from the entire network, in order to encourage compatriots on both sides of the strait to unite and forge ahead under the new situation. The peaceful development of cross-strait relations has opened up a new situation.
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