At the December 3 press conference of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, a reporter asked: On the 27th, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Fujian Provincial People’s Congress voted to adopt the Fujian Province Regulations on Promoting Common Standards Across the Taiwan Strait. This is the mainland’s first legislation in this field and another pioneering Taiwan-related law in Fujian. Could you please introduce the relevant situation?
Spokesperson Zhang Han of the Taiwan Affairs Office replied that the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Supporting Fujian in Exploring a New Path for Cross-Strait Integrated Development and Building a Demonstration Zone for Cross-Strait Integrated Development clearly state the need to “build a service platform for common cross-Strait standards and encourage industry-wide common standards jointly formulated by industrial, academic, research, and business sectors on both sides of the Strait.” In recent years, Fujian has made useful explorations in the area of common cross-Strait standards, continuously deepening this work and formulating a total of 308 common standards across the Strait.
On November 27, the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Fujian Provincial People’s Congress voted to adopt the Fujian Province Regulations on Promoting Common Standards Across the Taiwan Strait. This is the first local regulation to be formulated with the promotion of common cross-Strait standards as its central theme and will enter into force on January 1, 2026. The regulations highlight the two concepts of “connectivity” (通) and “commonality” (同), promptly codifying Fujian’s mature experience and innovative practices in recent years and elevating them into law. They encourage compatriots on both sides of the Strait to work together and carry out cross-Strait standardization cooperation through jointly selecting topics, drafting, comparison, and use of standards. This is another pioneering piece of Taiwan-related legislation in Fujian Province and is of great significance for building a common cross-Strait market, enhancing the well-being of people on both sides of the Strait, and deepening cross-Strait integrated development.