By Ding Yi, Wu Jie and Steve Zhao
- The CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China's cabinet, have always attached great importance to the development and opening up of Pingtan. In his last year's inspection tour of the Pingtan free trade area, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that Pingtan is not only the key for Fujian-Taiwan collaboration but also a window of China's opening-up.
- Lin Jiangling, vice director of the management committee of the Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone, told sino-us.com that the Pingtan free trade area is committed to "providing policies and measures that can promote liberalization of investment, trade and personnel exchanges between Fujian province and Taiwan".【More】
- China's initiative of jointly building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, commonly referred to as "One Belt, One Road", has gained the broad endorsement of the international community. But some Western media and scholars have slammed the initiative as China's push for regional dominance. In fact, the real goal of the initiative, which is the result of the development of the Chinese economy, is to promote economic prosperity and cooperation in the region on the basis of mutual respect.
- China is the world's second-largest economy and is very likely to surpass the US to become the largest in the next 10 years. One the other hand, the Chinese economy is facing the downward pressure.【More】
- Lying on China's southeastern coast of Fujian province, Quanzhou is dubbed as the "capital of East Asian culture". The city, which covers an area of 11,015 square kilometers, has a GDP of over 570 billion yuan, beating Fuzhou and Xiamen's combined economy to top the province for 16 straight years.
- In 1991, a UN maritime Silk Road delegation of over 100 experts and diplomats from 30 countries and regions visited Quanzhou and affirmed that it was one of the starting points of ancient maritime Silk Road, underscoring its historical status in international research. The large number of cultural relics preserved in Quanzhou attested to the harbor's role in connecting the East and West...【More】
- The Institute of Maritime Silk Road of Huaqiao University will serve as the think tank for the construction of "One Belt, One Road", Jia Yimin, the president of the university, said in an interview with sino-us.com recently.
- The Institute was started in March 2014 with the aim to promote the construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road under the joint efforts of the leaders from political, business and academic sectors...【More】
- After a two-hour bumpy ride, I was mesmerized with the sight of the black-tiled and white-walled dwellings in Tangmo village, which is now located in Huizhou district, Huangshan city, central China's Anhui province.
- The ancient village was originally built in the Tang dynasty and rose to its florescence in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The residences of the ancient village are typical Hui-style buildings, which feature black tiles and white walls, are surrounded by high courtyard walls shaped like horse heads for fireproofing, and decorated with exquisite carvings made of wood, brick and stone....【More】
- Seven-day classic tour route in Zhejiang
- Zhejiang Province on China′s southeastern coast is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Follow this recommended tour route and you′ll get a glimpse of the classic image of this region, wh
- More cities on free-and-easy trips to Taiwan
- Shu Rongjuan, 63, a resident of Longyancity, Fujian province, is thrilled with the news that many more Chinese from the mainland will soon be able to travel to Taiwan by themselves instead of in group