On the eve of the 2018 Spring Festival, due to the restrictions on cross-strait flights, many Taiwanese compatriots found it difficult to rush back to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. In order to solve the urgent needs of Taiwanese compatriots, " Far Star " has added flights to ensure that Taiwanese compatriots return home smoothly. The picture shows Taiwanese compatriots preparing to board the ship and return to Taiwan at the Damaiyu Port, Zhejiang. (Data picture)
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of " Letter to Compatriots in Taiwan". General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech entitled "Together to Realize the Great Rejuvenation of the Nationality and Promote the Peaceful Reunification of the Motherland" at the commemorative meeting on January 2, pointing out the direction for work on Taiwan in the new era. At the same time, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of direct flights from Damaiyu Port to Taiwan by Zhejiang Yuhuan . In order to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech and to plan, lay out and make a good start for direct flights from Taiwan in the new era, the Management Committee of Zhejiang and Taiwan ( Yuhuan ) Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone recently organized a unique symposium on the "COSCO Star", the largest passenger roller between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, inviting 5 Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots to share their personal experiences of direct flight stories, and review the development history of direct flights from Damaiyu Port to Taiwan over the past 10 years.
service considerate
Yuhuan Damaiyu Port is the closest type of port to Taiwan in Zhejiang Province, and is only 163 nautical miles away from Keelung Port in Taiwan. In 2009, Damaiyu Port opened direct flights to Taiwan, becoming the only and best route to Taiwan in Zhejiang Province and East China. Over the past 10 years, Damaiyu Port has operated 670 direct shipping from the sea to Taiwan, and has transported nearly 190,000 passengers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
is the second mainland and the first regular passenger direct route to Taiwan in Zhejiang. The "COSCO Star" ship not only wins because of the many flights and low prices, but also because of the considerate service to Taiwanese compatriots. The captain of "City Star" Zhang Youzhi started running the route from Yuhuan to Keelung since 2010. What he is most proud of is "zero complaints about service". "Many Taiwanese compatriots are seasick. We have prepared cleaning bags in every place we need. Such a small detail makes many Taiwanese compatriots feel our intentions."
Associate General of China Oceanwide Enterprise Co., Ltd. Li Jinfeng recently made a special trip from Taipei to Yuhuan to participate in the event. He was deeply touched by the operational development of the "COSCO Star" round over the past 10 years. He said that Damaiyu Port 10 years ago was an inconspicuous small fishing port. It has been improving service quality and facilities over the years, and even three tourist inspection halls have been replaced.
As a passenger roller, "COSCO Star" has great potential in terms of cargo transportation in addition to passenger transportation, and Li Jinfeng is full of expectations for this. In his opinion, there are more than 80 "cold plugs" (sockets used for cold chain containers) on "COSCO" and have a good hardware foundation in transporting fresh food and fruits. "Next, we hope to sell Taiwanese fruits and other agricultural products to the mainland through the 'COSCO Star'."
contains business opportunities
direct flights and ships are open, and there are crowds of people, so the business road will naturally be open. In July 2017, Meng Xinhua, who had just graduated from Taipei University of Education, came to Yuhuan on the "COSCO Star" and became a Taiwanese youth who worked hard in the "cross-border self-made Sunac Park". Now, she has become a frequent visitor to "COSU". The convenient service and preferential boat tickets have made her, a freshman who has just left the society, feel the caring and warmth. "COSU" has taken her on a dream journey of entrepreneurship in Taiwan youth.
In 2018, Yuhuan issued the "30 Policy Measures for Promoting Exchanges and Cooperation with Taiwan in Yuhuan City", and introduced a subsidy of 300,000 yuan for Taiwanese shipping companies that open freight routes to Taiwan at Damaiyu Port and a subsidy of 50,000 yuan per flight. Enterprises who set up trading companies in Yuhuan engaged in self-operated import trade of Taiwan goods and paid taxes in Yuhuan according to certain standards.
Taiwanese businessmen with a keen sense of smell quickly targeted business opportunities. Tang Quanliang, the head of Zhejiang Hongjiang Trading Co., Ltd., is the first Taiwanese businessman to invest in Yuhuan after the issuance of the "30 Regulations for Benefiting Taiwan". Before arriving at Yuhuan, Tang Quanliang visited 8 times. "We mainly transport Taiwan's preferred goods to the mainland. (Yuhuan) There is the best "COSCO Star" here, and the logistics of goods is the strongest. Our goods are shipped in Keelung at night and can arrive at Yuhuan during the day. After that, we can start from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and extend the supply chain to every corner of the mainland of the motherland.”
Tang Quanliang also paid special attention to General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech at the commemoration meeting of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the “Message to Compatriots in Taiwan”. He said that the Taiwanese businessmen around him were very excited and believed that General Secretary Xi’s important speech was very meticulous and comprehensive. Tang Quanliang said: “Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family, and we are all compatriots. Of course, we must integrate into the mainland more deeply and develop together. "
Spiritual fit
In fact, practicing "one family on both sides of the Taiwan Strait" and promoting "the soul of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is the long-term persistence of Damaiyu Port to direct flights from Taiwan. On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2018, due to the restrictions on cross-strait flights, many Taiwanese compatriots found it difficult to rush back to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. In order to resolve the urgent needs of Taiwanese compatriots, "COSCO Star" added flights, not only discounted ticket prices, but also opened free shuttles to ensure the smooth return of Taiwanese compatriots. Yuhuan Municipal Government, Taizhou Municipal Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhejiang-Taiwan (Yuhuan) Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone and Port Joint Inspection Department also jointly held a series of activities "Sending Taiwanese compatriots to the same spring as one family - Sending Taiwanese compatriots home for the New Year" to present gifts and warm soup to Taiwanese compatriots at the tourism inspection hall. Yuhuan calligraphy and painters improvised ink to send "blessings" and held interactive lottery activities In the cold winter, Taiwanese compatriots felt the warmth of their families. At the symposium, Taiwanese businessmen, Taiwanese youth representatives and functional departments also put forward sincere suggestions and earnest expectations for how Damaiyu Port can further optimize services and deepen development of direct shipping to Taiwan. Xu Min, director of the Management Committee of Zhejiang-Taiwan (Yuhuan) Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, told reporters: "In the next stage, we will guide the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the commemoration meeting of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan", further consolidate and deepen the results of direct shipping to Taiwan, enrich the functions and connotations of direct shipping to Taiwan, and establish gold signs with golden business cards, continuously improve the smooth flow of economic and trade cooperation with Taiwan, infrastructure connectivity, energy and resource exchange, and common industry standards, and share the achievements of mainland reform and opening up with Taiwan with Taiwan compatriots. ”
"People's Daily Overseas Edition" (2019-08-08-04th Edition)
