BEIJING - A Chinese mainland spokesperson said here Wednesday that the mainland has always supported and protected Taiwan enterprises and Taiwan compatriots to invest on the mainland.Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, told a press conference that as the mainland continues to open up, Taiwan businessmen and companies, if they follows the economic progress of the mainland, would post better development."We are willing to share the development opportunities with our Taiwan compatriots, and deepen the cross-Straits communication and cooperation economically and culturally, to bring tangible benefits to Taiwan compatriots," Ma said.Ma said that the mainland continued to carry out preferential policies towards Taiwan compatriots living, working and studying on the mainland.The preferential policies are applied in cultural, financial, and social communication, among others, according to Ma.Ma also said the increased number of Taiwan students applying for mainland colleges showed that the development of the mainland and the opportunities it provides have become more and more appealing to Taiwan youngsters. cheap wristbandswristband keychainpersonalized rubber bracelets
ZHENGZHOU - Yang Luyu, former mayor of Jinan, capital city of eastern China's Shandong province, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for graft Friday. The sentence was handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Pingdingshan City in Henan province. The court also fined Yang 2 million yuan (around 289,900 US dollars) and ordered all his illicit gains to be confiscated. The court found Yang guilty of taking advantage of various posts in Shandong between 2004 and 2016 to assist entities and individuals in company projects, real estate development, land-related procedures and promotions. In return, he accepted money and property worth more than 23 million yuan, personally or through his relatives, the court said. Yang was given relatively lenient treatment as he cooperated with investigators, surrendered his gains, admitted guilt and repented, the court said.
