Lyu Yajun works on an embroidery product to be shipped to Taiwan in Fenglingtou, a township in Shangrao county, Jiangxi province, in March. ZHUO ZHONGWEI/ FOR CHINA DAILY
As Taiwan's new leader prepares for her inauguration, business people look for relations with the mainland to remain on an even keel
Editor's note: China Daily is publishing a series of reports on cross-Straits relations ahead of the inauguration of Taiwan's new leader. The reports are jointly compiled with the Taipei-based China Post. The first, by China Daily reporters An Baijie and Hu Meidong and China Post reporter John Liu, looks at how business people are viewing the joint ties.
As Friday, inauguration day for Taiwan's new leader, approaches, business people across the Straits are concerned about uncertainties brought by the political change in Taiwan.
They have urged the new government, led by Democratic Progressive Party politician Tsai Ing-wen, not to destroy the good basis for peaceful development built up over past years.
They also say that people on both sides of the Straits should not suffer from political confrontation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
Taiwan investor Nien Shun-jung said he is confident about his business on the mainland even though Tsai's inauguration could bring uncertainties to cross-Straits relations.
Nien, 38, CEO of Crown Wei Pingtan Trading Co, runs a gift shop named Taiwan Gege at the Aoqian township duty free market in Pingtan, Fujian province, the closest place on the mainland to Taiwan. The shop opened three months ago and all goods sold there are imported from Taiwan and are exempt from customs duty.
"I don't care who Taiwan's ruling political party is because it's none of my business. No matter who the top leader of Taiwan is, he or she will not turn a blind eye to the mainland's huge market," he said.
"The mainland's supportive policies have made Pingtan an ideal place for Taiwan's ambitious younger people and experienced middle-aged businesspeople like me to look to for our future," he said.
