Cross-Strait tech ties blossoming

Entrepreneurs from across the Taiwan Strait emphasized leveraging technological innovation to promote industrial integration during an economic and trade exchange event held in Weifang, Shandong province on Tuesday.

The event saw six cooperation agreements signed between enterprises from Shandong and Taiwan provinces covering sectors such as eco-agriculture, new materials, e-commerce platforms and food processing.

Chiao Yu-Lon, chairman of Walsin Lihwa Corp, said technological innovation and industrial upgrading, particularly following the nation's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), have created new growth drivers, providing cooperation opportunities for enterprises from both sides of the Strait.