Shanghai Party chief welcomes more investment from Taiwan
Shanghai Party Secretary Li Qiang met Eric Chu Li-lun, mayor of New Taipei City, and his delegation on March 25.
Li expressed his gratitude for Chu’s effort in promoting the cross-strait relations and briefed his guests on Shanghai’s economic and social development. Li said 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China’s opening-up reform, and the city will strive to further promote the opening up and globalization and create better life quality for the people.
Shanghai has a large number of Taiwanese people and Taiwan-funded companies, and the city has recently introduced 31 preferential policies to benefit the Taiwanese companies. The city will introduce more measures to benefit Taiwanese people and provide a better working environment for them, Li said.
Chu said Shanghai’s prosperity is impressive, and New Taipei City has a lot to learn from Shanghai’s people-oriented refined management. He thanked Shanghai for its preferential policies and promised to further promote the cross-strait relations and exchanges.
Zhuge Yujie, secretary-general of the CPC Shanghai Committee, and Shi Xiaolin, minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Shanghai Committee, also attended the meeting.