Business leaders discuss strengthening cross-Strait industrial innovation

About 800 people from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan gathered on Tuesday in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, to discuss cross-Strait industrial transformation, innovation and cooperation.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, addressed the opening ceremony of the 2025 annual conference of the Cross-Strait CEO Summit.

Wang emphasized the importance of following the trend of national reunification and rejuvenation, maintaining the correct direction for cross-Strait relations, and deepening exchanges and cooperation to promote common development.

The fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee has laid out top-level designs and strategic plans for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), which will inject new momentum into cross-Strait economic cooperation and common development, he said.

Wang expressed the hope that businesspeople and enterprises in Taiwan would contribute more to strengthening the Chinese nation's economy and creating lasting well-being for the Chinese people. He also called on people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to uphold the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, oppose any form of Taiwan secessionist activities and external interference, and resolutely advance the cause of national reunification. Liu Chao-shiuan, co-president of the summit from Taiwan, said in his address that despite significant changes in the global economic landscape in recent years, the mainland remains a crucial production base and market for Taiwan businesses. The summit, grounded in the 1992 Consensus, has provided a platform for industrial cooperation across the Strait, facilitating in-depth exchanges and yielding substantial results, he added. Liu expressed the expectation that both sides will work to achieve industrial transformation, upgrading, and innovation across multiple industrial chains.

Prior to the opening ceremony, Wang met with representatives of CEOs attending the conference.

During his visit in Jiangsu Province, Wang made an inspection tour to schools, enterprises and religious sites in Nanjing and Zhenjiang cities.

Wang also visited political advisors in Zhenjiang.

Business leaders discuss strengthening cross-Strait industrial innovation

Business leaders discuss strengthening cross-Strait industrial innovation

Business leaders discuss strengthening cross-Strait industrial innovation

Business leaders discuss strengthening cross-Strait industrial innovation

The inaugural International Forum on Mutual Learning Among Civilizations opened in China's Macao Special Administrative Region on Tuesday, attracting over 300 participants.

The forum, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, brings together representatives of government and international organizations, and leading experts from around the world to have dialog and academic exchanges.

Under the theme of "Mutual Learning among Civilizations, Inheritance and Development," the conference features two parallel sub-forums -- "Mutual Learning among Civilizations and Diverse Coexistence" and "Conservation and Sustainable Development of Cultural Heritage"-- alongside a series of academic salons. It will also feature nearly 20 keynote speeches and discussions.

At the forum, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR government O Lam highlighted Macao's historical role as a bridge between civilizations.

"This is Macao, strong in a gentle mood, adhering to tradition in fashion, maintaining peace, harmony, courtesy and integrity. Human civilization has never advanced without exchanges and mutual learning. Macao's recent history of five centuries stands as a living record of the harmonious coexistence and common development of Chinese and Western civilizations. Here, there has been no clash of civilizations, only cultural convergence; no hierarchy of values, only dialog on an equal footing. Macao, with its history of integration of Chinese and Western civilizations, offers practical evidence, and will continue to evidence that the old logic of zero-sum game is unsustainable, while cooperation and harmony represent the true direction of human civilization," she said.

Qian Chengdan, professor of history from Peking University, also underscored the importance of civilizational diversity.

"Diversity of civilizations is among the most fundamental and vital attributes of humankind. It is hard to imagine a world with only one civilization, one voice. If there were only one single civilization and one single voice, mutual learning among civilizations will be out of the question," he said.

Macao hosts inaugural International Forum on Mutual Learning Among Civilizations