Taiwanese Businesses Move North to the Central Plains, Henan Benefits Most

Henan Province in mainland China is actively beckoning Taiwanese businesses. According to a report by China News Service, the pace of Taiwanese businesses moving west and north is accelerating, bringing Henan Province 52 Taiwanese-funded enterprises in a single year, with contracted Taiwanese investment of 3.319 billion USD.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of Henan Province stated that last year the province added 52 Taiwanese-funded enterprises, bringing the cumulative total of approved and established Taiwanese-funded enterprises in Henan Province to 1,925, with cumulative contracted Taiwanese investment of 22.195 billion USD and actual utilized Taiwanese investment of 14.217 billion USD.

The report noted that in 2013 Henan successfully held a series of events, including the 2013 Overseas Taiwanese Businesspeople Central Plains Tour, the Henan-Taiwan Agricultural Project Cooperation Symposium, the Cross-Strait Joint Journalist Interview, and the Henan-Taiwan University Student Summer Camp. Zhengzhou City was approved as a city for independent travel to Taiwan, China.

Taiwanese enterprises are racing to relocate to the Central Plains, bringing Henan unprecedented development opportunities. Take Foxconn as an example: its enterprises in Henan recorded 35.45 billion USD in imports and exports last year, an increase of 20.6%, accounting for 59.1% of the province's total, and have become the main driving force behind the province's import and export growth.

⟧ In addition to economic and trade ties, personnel exchanges between Henan and Taiwan, China have also been exceptionally active. Last year, more than 110,000 person-times traveled from Henan to Taiwan, China.

⟧ On the 24th, the Taiwan Affairs Office of Henan Province publicly announced ten major Taiwan-related events, among which were the Overseas Taiwanese Businesspeople Central Plains Tour, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council becoming a sponsor of the Guisi Year Huangdi Hometown Ancestor Worship Ceremony, and the Taiwan Affairs Office of Henan Province issuing the "Opinions on Cooperation in Promoting the Construction of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Comprehensive Experimental Zone."