The construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait is an important part of the central strategic decision-making, and it is a great practice to implement a series of major strategic ideas on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, with Fujian as the main body. Haixi Economic Zone undertakes the historical task of overall national development, promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and promoting the great cause of national reunification. This is a strategic choice to speed up the economic development of Haixi at a new historical starting point, which is of great historical significance.
First, it is conducive to promoting the improvement of the regional economic layout in the country. Fujian Province is an important part of China coastal economic belt and occupies an important position in the layout of regional economic development in China. Fujian province is a regional economic entity with geo-economic interests, which is different from administrative divisions. It faces Taiwan Province Province, is adjacent to the Taiwan Province Strait, and is located on the west side of the Strait. It is a special regional economic complex, shouldering the heavy responsibility of promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and promoting the exchanges and integration of compatriots on both sides of the strait. Speeding up the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait will strongly promote the regional cooperation between the Haixi Economic Zone and the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, gradually form a complete development layout of the entire coastline from Bohai Bay to the Pearl River Delta, and highlight the important position and role of the west side of the Taiwan Strait in the national regional development pattern in which the east takes the lead in development and the east, the west and the east interact positively. Fujian is rich in port resources, with the second longest coastline and the largest port line resources in China. At present, there are Class I ports 1 1, 23 open ports, 45 open berths/kloc-0, and 72 berths above 10,000 tons. Haixi has the conditions and obligations to provide sea ports for goods in the surrounding areas and the central and western regions.
Second, it is conducive to giving play to the advantages of the Haixi Economic Zone in accelerating the development of the eastern region. At present, in actively attracting professionals from Taiwan Province Province to start businesses and obtain employment in Fujian, Fujian Province will give financial subsidies to professionals from Taiwan Province Province who come to Fujian to set up R&D centers and laboratories and set up high-tech and advanced manufacturing enterprises, and provide convenience in terms of professional title evaluation, housing, children's education, income tax relief and so on. It is planned to employ professionals from Taiwan Province Province as senior managers in some secondary colleges, science and technology venues, Economic Development Park and Taiwan Province Agricultural Pioneer Park. Welcome Taiwan Province students, including those who have obtained academic qualifications in the mainland, to work in Fujian enterprises, and try to open some institutions to recruit Taiwan Province students. Relax the conditions for Taiwan Province talent agencies to set up branches in Fujian, try out Taiwan Province law firms to set up branches in Fuzhou and Xiamen, welcome Taiwan Province talent agencies, human banks to carry out business cooperation or joint ventures with Fujian talent agencies or training institutions, and support Taiwan Province accounting firms and asset appraisal firms to carry out business cooperation in Fujian.
Accelerating the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait is conducive to establishing new ideas, expanding new ideas and opening up new space in the new round of development, giving full play to the advantages of coastal ports, export-oriented drive, cooperation with Taiwan, ecological resources and internal relations, and achieving sound and rapid economic and social development at a new starting point. Promote people's living standards to a new level and let the broad masses of the people enjoy the fruits of reform and development.
Third, it is conducive to the formation of a new comprehensive opening-up channel serving the development of the central and western regions in the southeast coast. Accelerate the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, build a modern comprehensive transportation system on the west side of the Taiwan Strait with expressways, express railways, large seaports and airports as the backbone and main hubs, give play to the exemplary role of opening up, provide a fast and smooth strategic channel for opening up to the outside world to promote the rise of central China and the development of the western region, and continuously expand the development space on the west side of the Taiwan Strait. Shi Jianping, deputy director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, said that the focus of this channel is "new" and "comprehensive". The so-called "new" is a unique advantage between the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, serving the development of surrounding areas, mainly facing the Taiwan Province Strait and going to the world; The so-called "integration" is a comprehensive channel that takes the traffic channel as the skeleton and drives the logistics channel, industrial corridor, information channel and tourism channel to promote each other. Traffic used to be a major bottleneck restricting Fujian's development. The towering Wuyishan and Yunshan block the connection between Fujian and the mainland. Since ancient times, there has been a sigh that "Fujian Road is more difficult than Shu Road". Since the Haixi strategy was put forward, Fujian has played a March to promote the construction of transportation infrastructure, and ports, railways and highways are now making great strides. Fuzhou-xiamen railway, xiamen-shenzhen railway, Xiamen Xiang 'an Tunnel, Fuzhou Metro and other projects are being built in an orderly manner.
Fourth, it is conducive to building a frontier platform to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. About 80% of Taiwan Province compatriots come from Fujian, and Fujian and Taiwan have a "five links" with geographical proximity, blood affinity, profound culture, extensive business and long-term jurisprudence, which has a unique advantage in communication. Fujian Province occupies a dominant position in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, and its geographical position is close to Taiwan Province Province. It has the same affinity in literature, business, law, folk customs, contacts and blood ties, and has unique development potential and communication space with Taiwan. According to the Opinions, by 20 12, the main channels serving the direct "three links" between the two sides of the strait will be basically formed and constantly improved, and the functions of the frontier platform for people's exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the strait will become more prominent. By 2020, the economic integration between Fujian and Taiwan will continue to strengthen and promote the formation of a new pattern of cross-strait development.
Fujian will actively promote mutual recruitment of students from Fujian and Taiwan, mutual recognition of academic qualifications and credits, and mutual employment of teachers. While encouraging students from Taiwan Province Province to study in Fujian, the first batch of 200 Fujian university students recently went to Taiwan for a one-year study. Taiwan Province compatriots are encouraged to come to Fujian to participate in vocational skill appraisal and qualification evaluation of professional and technical posts, and Fujian will select a number of posts to select professionals for Taiwan Province Province.
Speeding up the construction of the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait will further promote the close economic ties, interaction and mutual benefit between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, make the west side of the Taiwan Strait a joint pioneering area and an important channel for cross-strait economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges, enhance the centripetal force and sense of identity of Taiwan Province compatriots towards the motherland, and make new contributions to developing cross-strait relations, promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and even promoting the great cause of reunification of the motherland.