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The mainland film and television drama "Early Spring" has been on the air recently, and Taiwan's "United Daily News" released an annual survey on cross-strait relations.
China News Service, Beijing, September 23 (Reporters Li Baijia and Liu Dawei) The mainland film and television drama "Early Spring" has been popular recently. Taiwanese media are paying attention to whether the two leading actors Jing Boran and Sun Qian will participate in cross-strait youth exchanges in the future. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the actors mentioned by the reporter are themselves young people, and it is natural for them to participate in cross-strait youth exchanges.
At a regular press conference held by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council in Beijing on the 23rd, Zhu Fenglian pointed out that she hopes there will be more opportunities in the future for mainland young entertainers and Taiwanese youth to communicate and cooperate in various ways.
The "Annual Survey on Cross-Strait Relations" recently released by Taiwan's "United Daily News" shows that the public support for continuing the cross-Strait exchange platform, supporting the expansion of cross-Strait tourists' exchanges, and supporting the expansion of cross-Strait non-governmental exchanges in film, television, arts and sports all exceeds 60%.
"Peace, development, exchanges and cooperation are the mainstream public opinion in Taiwanese society and the collective consensus of all walks of life on the island." Zhu Fenglian answered the question and said that the mainland will always uphold the concept of "one family across the Taiwan Strait", continue to introduce more policies that benefit Taiwan and the people, continue to strengthen institutional support for cross-Strait exchanges and integration, and actively promote cross-Strait personnel exchanges and exchanges and cooperation in various fields.
Regarding the 48th WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai from September 22 to 27, Zhu Fenglian introduced that the Chinese Taipei delegation sent 53 contestants to participate in competitions in 47 projects including industrial machinery, mobile application development, and automotive technology. "We look forward to the wonderful performance of the players from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and wish them good results." (End)

The 2026 Taoyuan mayoral election is gradually heating up. The current mayor Zhang Shanzheng faces questions about the distance between governance and transportation and housing policies; DPP candidate Huang Shijie is trying to win the support of the young and middle-aged generations through solid land battles and life issues. The outcome is still undecided.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on the 22nd, demanding that the "enemy clause" be deleted from the United Nations Charter as soon as possible, and calling for the reform of the Security Council and the expansion of permanent and non-permanent seats, triggering responses from Russian and Chinese diplomats.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is rumored to be visiting the United States this week to pressure U.S. President Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan. In this regard, Executive Director Zhuo Rongtai said that Taiwan and the United States continue to develop good basic relations, and he has deep confidence in future international relations and Taiwan-US relations.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Skills Conference in Shanghai on the morning of September 23 and delivered a speech, emphasizing that skills promote the progress of human civilization and proposing China's development achievements, cultivation advantages and three-point cooperation initiatives. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar and others attended.

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