Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Qiu Chuizheng pointed out today that Guangdong Province's policies and measures to benefit Taiwan are not aimed at benefiting Taiwan.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] The Taiwan Affairs Office of Guangdong Province of China recently released the "Guidelines for Policy and Measures to Benefit Taiwan in Guangdong Province in 2022". Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, claimed yesterday (29) that these measures support the integration of Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan enterprises into the mainland. The new development pattern plays a positive role in achieving high-quality development.

The spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council, Qiu Chuizheng, refuted today that the goal of the measure is not to benefit Taiwan, but to "benefit China".

Zhu Fenglian pointed out that on September 23, Guangdong Province issued the "Guidelines for the Implementation of "Guangdong Province's Policy and Measures to Benefit Taiwan in 2022". Taiwanese enterprises use agricultural and forestry land, participate in the formulation of industry standards, and participate in medical insurance, vocational skills examinations and qualifications, and individual business operations that Taiwan compatriots are generally concerned about.

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Zhu Fenglian claimed that in recent years, Guangdong has successively formulated and issued 48 policies for Guangdong and Taiwan and 34 policies for agriculture and forestry in Guangdong and Taiwan, expanding the opening up of policies and measures for Taiwan residents to apply for the establishment of individual industrial and commercial households in Guangdong, and compiled and released three batches of 105 policy measures to benefit Taiwan.

These measures will play a positive role in improving the system and policies to ensure the well-being of Taiwan compatriots and enjoy equal treatment in the mainland, support Taiwan compatriots and Taiwan enterprises to integrate into the new development pattern of the mainland, and achieve high-quality development.

In this regard, the spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council, Qiu Chuizheng, pointed out that the recent release of measures to benefit Taiwan by China's Guangdong Province is a compilation of the existing measures of the Chinese side to benefit Taiwan. Based on years of experience, China has repeatedly introduced similar measures for a long time. The goal of these measures is not to benefit Taiwan, but to "benefit China".

Qiu Chuizheng emphasized that the main purpose is to enhance China's unilateral economic development goals, absorb Taiwan's capital, technology and talents, and hope to exchange economic interests for the political recognition of our enterprises or individuals. This is an important part of its Taiwan policy and united front. .

Qiu Chuizheng mentioned that from January to August this year, there were 238 approved investments in China, a decrease of 14.8% compared with the same period of the previous year, and the investment amount was 2.598 billion US dollars, which was flat compared with the same period last year, but the overall foreign investment ratio further dropped to 32.4. It shows that China's business environment is not as good as before, and it is affected by risk factors such as the US-China economic and trade conflict, China's zero-epidemic policy, and various "one-size-fits-all" policies and measures, which also make Taiwanese businessmen invest in China tend to be cautious and wait-and-see .