Pingtan sees a fruitful 2018 and a promising 2019

In 2018, Pingtan saw a fruitful year in the construction of Pingtan International Tourist Island. Overall planning has been made in the area to integrate scenic areas with surrounding villages, enhancing the connotation of scenic spots. It was projected that Pingtan received a total of 4.8 million tourists in 2018, up 23 percent year-on-year.

In addition, cross-Straits cooperation has expanded in both breadth and depth. Pingtan has taken the lead in recognizing qualifications acquired in Taiwan and opening experimental units in Pingtan's basic-level government to employ village or community managers of Taiwan.

The trade between Pingtan and Taiwan amounted to 1.5 billion yuan in 2018, up 40 percent compared with that of last year. The number of tourists travelling to and from Taiwan via Pingtan was over 150,000, with a year-on-year growth of 33 percent. Among all these visitors, the number of Taiwan residents was over 90,000, an increase of 85 percent.

In the past year, Pingtan has also made great efforts in improving its business environment, being the first one in Fujian province to integrate public services such as medical insurance, social insurance, real estate transaction and marriage registration.

In order to support the healthy development of the private sector and various economic entities, Pingtan has launched a series of policies in 2018, such as the action planning on the improvement of business environment and measures to boost the development of the private sector.