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Fujian Demonstration Zone
The Fujian Demonstration Zone, officially named the Fujian Demonstration Zone for Integrated Development across the Taiwan Strait, is a proposed plan by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to support the integration of Fujian and Taiwan. It was first unveiled by Wang Huning, the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in June 2023 and was officially proposed jointly by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council of China in September 2023. It aims to connect Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian to Matsu and Kinmen, which are under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, through transportation construction and economic and trade exchanges, with the goal of promoting Chinese unification. History In 2009, Pingtan Country was made a pilot zone for cross-strait integration. This included preferential policies in regard to customs, taxes, investment and land use. The plan for all of Fujian was first proposed by Wang Huning, the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinmen
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), only east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also located west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait. The county consists of the major island of Kinmen along with several surrounding islets, as well as Wuqiu Township remotely located northeast from the rest of the county., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Kinmen is one of two counties that constitute Fuchien Province; the other is Lienchiang County (Matsu). Kinmen's strategic location in the Taiwan Strait has caused numerous confrontations, making it a visible embodiment of political change on cross-strait relations. In August 1958, Kinmen was heavily bombarded by the People's Liberation Army during the Second Taiwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website that is blocked in mainland China. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningde
Ningde,; Foochow Romanized: Nìng-dáik; also known as ''Mindong''; zh, s=闽东, p=Mǐndōng, links=no; Foochow Romanized: Mìng-dĕ̤ng; lit. East of Fujian previously Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Ningteh and Ning-Taik, is a prefecture-level city, city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian, China. It borders the provincial capital of Fuzhou, Fuzhou City to the south, Wenzhou, Wenzhou Prefecture of Zhejiang to the north, and Nanping to the west. The prefecture-level city, prefecture-level Ningde City administers 1 district of China, district, 2 county-level city, cities, 6 County (People's Republic of China), counties, as well as 124 Town (China), towns, Townships of the People's Republic of China, townships and Subdistricts of China, subdistricts. Listed below are the district, cities and counties, first four of which are coastal whereas the rest are located in mountainous areas. Situated roughly north of the Tropic of Cancer, the prefecture of Ningde sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujian Provincial Committee Of The Chinese Communist Party
The Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the provincial committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Fujian Province. The CCP committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the province. The current secretary is Zhou Zuyi, who succeeded Yin Li on 13 November 2022. Organization The organization of the Fujian Provincial Committee includes: * General Office Functional departments * Organization Department * Publicity Department * United Front Work Department * Political and Legal Affairs Commission Offices * Policy Research Office * Office of the Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission * Office of the National Security Commission * Office of the Cyberspace Affairs Commission * Office of the Institutional Organization Commission * Office of the Military-civilian Fusion Development Committee * Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office * Letters and Calls Bureau * Office of the Leading Group for Inspection Work * Bureau of Veteran Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province-level Divisions Of China
The People's Republic of China is officially divided into 34 province-level administrative divisions, the first level of administrative division in the country. There are four types of divisions at the province level: * Provinces (23) * Autonomous regions (5) * Municipalities (4) * Special administrative regions (SARs, 2) Province-level divisions can trace their origins back to the Yuan dynasty. The political status of Taiwan Province, as well as small portions of other provinces, are disputed. Government The legislative branch at the provincial level is the People's Congress, modeled on the National People's Congress. Provincial People's Congresses have had legislative powers since 1979, and pass laws on a wide variety of issues. The executive branch is the Provincial People's Government, led by a governor in the provinces, a mayor in provincial-level cities, a chairman in the autonomous regions. The head of the government is assisted by a number of subordinate officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujian Free-Trade Zone
Fujian Free-Trade Zone (Fujian FTZ, colloquially known as 福建自由贸易区/福建自贸区 in Chinese), officially China (Fujian) Pilot Free-Trade Zone () is a free-trade zone in Fujian province, China. The mainland free-trade zone is the nearest to Taiwan. The zone covers an area of 118.04 square kilometres and integrates three existing bonded zones in three areas — Pingtan Subdistrict (43 square kilometres), Fuzhou Subdistrict (31.26 square kilometres) and Xiamen Subdistrict (43.78 square kilometres). Fujian FTZ was founded in Mawei District, Fuzhou on 21 April 2015. See also *Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement *Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement The Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, commonly abbreviated CSSTA and sometimes alternatively translated Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services, is a treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) th ... References External links * Fuzhou SubdistrictXiamen Subdistrict P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Affairs Office
The Taiwan Affairs Office is an administrative agency under the State Council of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is responsible for cross-strait relations and sets and implements guidelines and policies related to Taiwan, which is claimed by the People's Republic of China as a province of its own.This organization has no relationship with the Taiwan government. Under the "one institution with two names" arrangement, it is also the Chinese Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office under the CCP Central Committee; the party title is used for party-to-party interactions with Taiwan. History In 2007, the Taiwan Affairs Office established the (ATIEM), consisting of Taiwanese businesses operating in Mainland China. Prior to the 2012 Taiwanese legislative and presidential elections, ATIEM organized discounted flights to Taiwan for Taishang to vote in Taiwanese elections. In July 1999, the Taiwan Affairs Office established the Taiwan.cn news website. Functions The of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Industry And Information Technology
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is the sixth-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for regulation and development of the postal service, Internet, wireless, broadcasting, communications, production of electronic and information goods, software industry and the promotion of the national knowledge economy. History In 2004, the MIIT began the Connecting Every Village Project to promote universal access to telecommunication and internet services in rural China. The MIIT required that six state-owned companies, including the main telecommunications and internet providers China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, build the communications infrastructure and assist in financing the project. Beginning in late 2009, the program began building rural telecenters each of which had at least one telephone, computer, and internet connectivity. Approximately 90,000 rural telecenters were built by 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Development And Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency. Established as the State Planning Commission, the NDRC has broad administrative and planning control over the economy of mainland China, and has a reputation of being the "mini-state council". History The body was first established in November 1952 as the State Planning Commission of the Central People's Government. It was modeled after Gosplan. Gao Gang was its first director. In 1954, it was transformed to the State Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China. The NDRC's functions are to study and formulate policies for economic and social development, maintain the balance of economic development, and to guide restructuring of the economic system of mainland China. In March 1998, the commission was renamed into the State Development Planning Commission. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Commerce (China)
The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is an Ministries of the People's Republic of China, executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for formulating policies on foreign trade, export and import regulations, foreign direct investments, consumer protection, market competition (competition regulator), and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. It is the 20th-ranked department of the State Council. The current minister is Wang Wentao. History In November 1949, a month after the People's Republic of China was established, the Chinese Communist Party formed the Ministry of Trade (贸易部) while the MOEA continued to operate in Free area of the Republic of China, Taiwan and several other islands. In August 1952, the Ministry was renamed to Ministry of Foreign Trade (对外贸易部). Ye Jizhuang was the first Minister and died in the post in 1967. In March 1982, the Ministry of Foreign Trade was merged with the Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Times
The ''Taipei Times'' is an English-language print newspaper in Taiwan published by the Liberty Times Group. Founded as the third English-language newspaper on 15 June 1999, it is currently the last surviving English-language print newspaper in Taiwan. History Published by the Liberty Times Group, the ''Taipei Times'' launched its first edition on 15 June 1999. It was the third English-language newspaper founded in Taiwan. President Lee Teng-hui attended its launch ceremony. The other two English-language media before the ''Taipei Times'' were '' Taiwan News'' and ''The'' ''China Post''. It is a participant in Project Syndicate. In a column celebrating the paper's fifth anniversary, then-''Taipei Times'' associate editor Laurence Eyton wrote that much of the initial planning of the paper was concluded over pints of Carlsberg in a pub with Anthony Lawrence, the paper's first managing editor. In 2002, the daily circulation stood at 280,000 copies. By 2017, the ''Taipei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
