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Shanghai Taipei yesterday signed 4 Memorandum of Understanding on Culture, tourism, environmental protection and science and technology Han Zheng: To achieve the October Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and the Taipei Songshan City directly to fly April 6 afternoon, Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng (left second), Taipei Mayor Hau attended the "Shanghai-Taipei Urban Forum." April 6 11 O'Clock Xu, Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng's plane landed at the Taipei Songshan Airport, began a 4-day visit.  Han Zheng became the first mainland mayor to visit Taiwan, and the first official visit to Taiwan by provincial and ministerial officials in mainland China this year.  6th afternoon, the two sides in the "Shanghai-Taipei City Forum", signed the culture, tourism, environmental protection, science and Technology 4 cooperation memorandum. "Why not finance, shipping, because it involves a lot of legal restrictions, not local governments can decide."  Wang, a Taiwanese researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the 4-item memo now being signed is more operational. "The above 4 agreements should be easier to reach and easier to implement," he said.  Liu Zhentao, Director of Taiwan Institute of Tsinghua University, said that the 4 agreements are related to the World Expo, the World Expo is the opportunity for cooperation between the two sides. "Shanghai is ahead" according to the itinerary, the Shanghai municipal Government delegation, comprising more than 250 people, will conduct in-depth exchanges with Taipei in the areas of economy, culture, tourism, science and technology, environmental protection and agriculture. Shanghai Enterprises will sign a batch of economic and trade cooperation projects with Taiwanese enterprises.  The mission will also visit Taipei County, Taizhong and Taoyuan County. The delegation included the Shanghai Municipal government Secretary General Jiangping, Shanghai Office Director Li Wenhui, and economic and trade, tourism, urban construction, environmental protection, agriculture and other government, business sector members, such as the Pudong Development Bank chairman Gixiao.  These 250 people do not include the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Group, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, which has already been to Taiwan.  Professor Chen Kongli, of the Taiwan Institute of Xiamen University, said that Shanghai is undoubtedly ahead of the cooperation between mainland cities and Taiwan. According to the data, from 2009 to now, Shanghai has Yang, Dengjie, Hu Yanzhao and other deputy mayors visit Taiwan.  Taipei City Hau also visited Shanghai in June 2008. On the occasion of the visit, Wang considered it to be of significance. "is also the most concern of Taiwan's media (visit Taiwan)." "From Shanghai, Shanghai is the place where Taiwanese businessmen are more concentrated, according to statistics, Shanghai has approved the establishment of more than 7,600 Taiwan-funded projects, through the Shanghai port and Taiwan compatriots have accumulated more than 16 million people."  According to the public information, currently resident in Shanghai, Taiwan compatriots have 200,000 people. "If the Shanghai-centric Shanghai concept, including Kunshan, is counted, the number of Taiwanese will be greater." Wang said that Shanghai, as the economic and financial center of the mainland, has a special place to pay attention to.  Taipei's position in Taiwan is also very important. The theme of Han Zheng's visit to Taiwan is to promote the World Expo. At Taipei's Songshan Airport, Han Zheng said: "Welcome more Taiwanese people to visit the expo in Shanghai." "In addition to publicizing the Shanghai World Expo, Han Zheng's visit to Taiwan also brought with him a" companion ceremony. He 6th at the Taipei Regent HotelThe Sea-Taipei City Forum announced that the Shanghai city will send a large delegation to Taipei to sponsor the Hua Bo during the period of the Taipei flower.  In addition, more importantly, the Shanghai World Expo 184 days, the bank of communications was allowed to open NT and RMB in Shanghai free convertibility.  Zheng said that it would be ahead of the year in October to achieve the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Taipei Songshan, but Taiwan's "Civil Aviation Authority" later said "never heard of the matter," Han Zheng said in the evening of the media interview changed his remarks "are working."  To close the gap with the Taiwanese, Han also said the common problem with Taipei and Shanghai was "too high" prices, and offered the Shanghai government a "magic weapon" to control house prices. Hau, Taipei mayor, reciprocated on the spot. He said the Taiwan Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo will be unveiled on May 1, when he will go to officiate at the unveiling ceremony.  Hau said that the Taipei city government planned to hold a Taipei cultural week event in Shanghai in mid-June, and specially prepared a series of performances, including outdoor performances of Taiwanese opera, screen performance class, excellent theatre, Taipei City Symphony Orchestra performance, and so on, "I believe the Shanghai people and the Expo visitors will be amazed" In addition to the World Expo, in the 6th Hau speech, he also mentioned that while the two sides are expected to sign the Economic cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), is expected to be more Taiwanese, Lu Zi and foreign investors will invest in Taipei, or Taipei as the corporate headquarters, research and Development Center, so the Taipei municipal government set up the  A single Window service that provides optimal efficiency.  Buy NT $1.8 billion a morning Han Zheng has not forgotten to promote cross-strait economic and trade exchanges to send a gift.  Shanghai Economic and Trade delegation 6th and Taiwan's "Foreign Trade association" joint Procurement Fair, after the morning one-on-one negotiations, Taiwan manufacturers successfully obtained NT $1.8 billion (1 NT = 0.2154 RMB) Procurement opportunities to department stores, agricultural and electronic 0 component products.  According to the briefing, 6th morning a total of 13 Shanghai enterprises to participate in the procurement fair. It is reported that the Shanghai Economic and trade delegation has a total of more than 80 manufacturers, including 53 business representatives, covering various industries, including the Hundred Union Group, Lianhua, Shanghai Guangming Group and Shanghai Aquatic Group, as well as in charge of the Expo gift-related Shanghai New World Pride Group. During the period, the Shanghai economic and trade delegation will also consult with Taipei City and other relevant units of Taiwan, sign the existing strategic cooperation framework, and have specific binding, and product purchase agreement 28.  These agreements cover such topics as financial, chemical raw materials, steel, tourism, intellectual property and technical cooperation, agricultural products, food, aquatic products and so on.  In addition, Han Zheng will attend the "Taiwan-Shanghai Industry Exchange Breakfast" with Taiwan's "Foreign Trade association" and "the Federation of Industries", 7th 8 o'clock in the morning then at 9, the "Shanghai Enterprises to Taiwan Investment Statement", the afternoon to visit the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Beitou incineration plant, and take the Taipei MRT Freshwater line to experience the life of Taipei residents. Han Zheng's visitTaiwan's four characteristics are the Times Han Zheng visit Taiwan, in Liu Zhentao view, there are the following four characteristics: first, visit Taiwan on the eve of the Shanghai World Expo, so has the purpose of promoting the Shanghai World Expo. The second is "low-key, pragmatic."  Public information shows that during the 4-day trip, Han will have extensive contacts with people from all walks of life in Taiwan to visit environmental facilities and urban construction projects, and to visit markets and take the MRT. "Visits to municipal projects have more opportunities for people in Taiwan." "Liu Zhentao said:" The 4-day visit is not long, but reflects the characteristics of the pro-people.  Liu Zhentao also noted that the visit was an exchange between Shanghai and Taipei City. "The location is accurate. Liu Zhentao told The Morning Post reporter, Shanghai This visit to Taiwan took the core department.  such as finance, shipping, trade and so on, these highlight the characteristics of Shanghai's own industry-Shanghai Positioning International Economic Center, Financial Center, Shipping center, for Shanghai and Taipei's further cooperation laid a foundation.  4th, signed a memorandum of cooperation, from the cooperation, is a system-level upgrade, so that cooperation is more secure.  To learn from environmental protection, High-tech Why is the cultural, tourism, environmental protection, science and technology 4 areas of cooperation memo, not finance, shipping and other memoranda? "These are related to the Expo, so it is easier to reach a consensus in these areas and it will be easier to implement."  Liu Zhentao said the expo is an opportunity to promote cooperation. The first is culture. Liu Zhentao said that the World Expo is a great cultural gathering.  Wang told the Morning Post reporter, culture is a relatively broad concept, the future is likely to involve industrial cooperation, culture is also a long time in the future more easily to do the field. And tourism is more realistic.  The Shanghai World Expo closes at the end of October, Taipei Huabo is scheduled to start on October 9, November 6 officially opened.  Hau, in a speech entitled "Strengthening cooperation and common development", said yesterday that the Twin Cities of Shanghai and Taipei could create opportunities for sightseeing by lifting each other.  Wang pointed out that in fact, since last year's development of Taiwan tourism, the number of mainland visitors to Taiwan has increased significantly, in the island's economic downturn, the island has expanded domestic demand and development. As for environmental protection, Taipei has always been in front of the mainland, Wang said. As the current hot topic, this is also the most cooperation between the two areas of potential.  Yesterday, Hau also pointed out that although Taipei City size is not Shanghai, but the Taipei people friendly and enthusiastic, especially with high quality civic awareness, resource recovery, taxi queuing and so on, so that Taipei City is confident enough to be "a model city of Chinese life." The last one is technology. Liu Zhentao points out that Taipei is the most concentrated area of scientific research in Taiwan. Therefore, Taipei has a relatively high level of talent reserves.