Taiwan youth have bright prospects with opportunities in mainland: NPC deputies

More people of Taiwan, especially young people, should visit the mainland and seize the opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship, said deputies of the Taiwan delegation while attending a group meeting at the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Sunday.

The meeting was attended by nearly 100 reporters, with over half of the eight media questions focusing on opportunities for Taiwan's youth and businesses.

"The development of new quality productive forces in the mainland is very rapid. These new formats of low-altitude economy and AI factories are also in line with Taiwan's industries such as chip manufacturing, biotechnology, and creative media. I suggest supporting cross-Strait youth collaboration in fields including integrated circuits, industrial software, biomedicine, digital culture and tourism to thrive together," said Tao Jun, an NPC deputy.

"We should encourage Taiwan's businesses to engage in the development of emerging industries, provide support for their industrial upgrading, establish financial service platforms to expand their financing channels, and organize exchange activities to promote cooperation and experience and resource sharing between Taiwan and mainland enterprises, which I think is very important," said Zou Zhenqiu, another NPC deputy.

According to Lin Qing, also an NPC deputy, a number of policies now are in place to provide youth from Taiwan with support in entrepreneurship and employment, including project incubation and mentorship, and smart information services have also helped streamline job-seeking processes for them.

"For young talents in Taiwan, the stage in the mainland is ready with unlimited opportunities. Once you miss an opportunity, it never comes around. You need to make the best choice in your best years," said Lin.

Speaking of the ban by Taiwan's education authorities on normal educational exchanges across the Strait, NPC deputy Chen Yunying believes that the ban would not deter Taiwan students from studying in the mainland, given the numerous opportunities and platforms provided by mainland universities and mentorship programs.

"The mainland offers numerous platforms, opportunities, resources and policies, along with dedicated mentors. I don't think it (the ban) will create a 'chilling effect.' Excessive suppression of young people's aspirations and dreams by Taiwan authorities is ultimately detrimental to those in power," said Chen.

The NPC deputies also called for Taiwan businesses to fully understand the mainland's policies for development and seize the opportunities.

Taiwan youth have bright prospects with opportunities in mainland: NPC deputies

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

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