Head of a Taiwanese sea search-and-rescue group urges joint maritime emergency drills with China. The Taiwan Strait is a high-risk zone, and cooperation stopped in 2016.
The head of a Taiwanese sea search-and-rescue group urged Beijing and Taipei to resume cooperation on maritime emergencies. Joint drills ceased in 2016, impacting safety in the busy Taiwan Strait.
The Sanming·Chuangshijie "Kirin Warrior Cup" Fire Rescue Challenge was held in Sanming City, Fujian Province on June 13, attracting over 2,000 participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The event, part of the 18th Straits Forum, featured various activities to promote fire safety knowledge and skills.
侨乡福建永春县于6月13日举办“文化和自然遗产日”非遗主题宣传暨龙狮争霸赛活动，吸引25支队伍、300余名选手参与，通过舞龙舞狮等传统表演，展现非遗魅力，促进文化传承与文旅融合。
The 2026 "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day" Fujian main venue event, themed "Intangible Heritage, Making Life Better," launched on June 13th in Quanzhou, Jinjiang. The event showcases Fujian's achievements in heritage protection through immersive markets and performances, aiming to integrate heritage into daily life and boost cultural tourism.
China's fourth-ranking official, Wang Huning, praised the "enthusiastic" participation of Taiwanese people at the Straits Forum, despite restrictions imposed by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party. The forum, Beijing's main platform for cross-strait people-to-people engagement, featured 58 events in Fujian province.
Fujian Province's cross-strait maritime dispute resolution center in Xiamen has handled China's first "maritime mediation + cross-strait public welfare special arbitration" case, offering a new model for resolving maritime disputes between mainland China and Taiwan.
In Taining County, Fujian, a 2,000-mu yellow daylily cultivation base is boosting rural revitalization. The industry, led by local entrepreneur Feng Aiming, utilizes a "branch + company + farmer" model, extending the value chain through processing and staggered harvesting, significantly increasing farmer incomes and local output.
A 'New Era Civilization Practice Station' in Longyan, Fujian, built by State Grid Yongding District Power Supply Company, offers outdoor workers and citizens a free 'cool resting station' with amenities like water, microwaves, and Wi-Fi. It also hosts monthly volunteer services including health check-ups and haircuts, having served over 20,000 people.
The 18th Straits Forum will be held in Fujian in mid-June, focusing on grassroots, youth, cultural, and economic exchanges. Taiwan representatives from various sectors are invited. Officials encourage Taiwanese compatriots, including influencers, to visit and share their experiences.
Fujian's Yong'an, known as the "Hometown of Bamboo Shoots," is modernizing its bamboo industry. With 1.02 million mu of bamboo forests, the region has built a full industrial chain from harvesting to deep processing, achieving an annual output value of over 11.7 billion yuan. Its bamboo-wood composite container floorboards dominate over 30% of the global market.
The 18th Straits Forum's Straits Kinship Forum, focusing on "Kinship Across the Straits, Fujian and Taiwan as One Family," was held in Meizhou Island, Fujian, from May 28-30. Over 300 participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered to discuss kinship and future development.
China's J-35 stealth fighter may soon be operational on all three of its aircraft carriers, a development that experts say would significantly enhance the PLA Navy's combat capabilities. Currently, only the most advanced carrier, the Fujian, can host the J-35 due to its electromagnetic catapult system. However, recent state media hints suggest upgrades to the Liaoning and Shandong carriers may allow them to operate the J-35.
Yu Yanling, a former track athlete from China, overcame her fear of heights to become the country's first internationally certified female professional tree climber, specializing in within-canopy pruning of urban trees.
A Hong Kong electric commercial vehicle solutions company has teamed up with a mainland Chinese manufacturer to launch an electric minibus tailored for the city’s roads, as the government works towards phasing out fossil-fuel commercial vehicles by 2035. Home-grown Wai Lik New Energy unveiled the new models on Monday, with founder Ng Chi-wai saying the vehicles were engineered specifically for the city’s narrow streets and steep gradients. The company, which partnered with Fujian-based Wisdom...
Fujian province, China's closest territory to Taiwan, has become a focal point for Beijing's reunification messaging, with William Lai Ching-te's ancestral village now drawing increased attention following a popular live-stream tour. A content creator known as "Gym Boss" visited the Lai Clan Ancestral Hall and live-streamed to his 1.3 million followers, prompting a spike in visitors and prompting local officials to plan a new display hall for cross-strait cultural exchange by year's end.
A courtyard house in Fuzhou, Fujian, where Communist spy Wu Shi once lived before being executed in Taipei in 1950, has become a national pilgrimage site following a hit drama 'Silent Honour'. The property was renovated in three months and opened in February, attracting up to 20,000 visitors daily over Chinese New Year. Since April, it has been designated one of China's 25 'National Security Education Bases', part of Beijing's messaging toward Taiwan framing spy executions within a reunification narrative.
A courtyard house in Fuzhou, Fujian, once home to Wu Shi – a KMT defector executed in Taipei in 1950 – has become a pilgrimage site after a hit drama 'Silent Honour' aired in October. The residence was renovated in three months and opened in February, drawing up to 20,000 visitors daily over Chinese New Year. Since April, it has been designated a National Security Education Base, part of Beijing's messaging toward Taiwan.
A 20-year-old Chinese live-stream host known as Umi was lured to Cambodia and forced into a cyber scam operation. She broadcast live to recount her ordeal before her account was banned. The Fujian native with 24,000 followers was found in distress in Cambodia in January and returned to China. Three months ago, a netizen spotted her near a hotel with a leg injury, looking gaunt and exhausted. Her farmer father had sent over 80,000 yuan ($12,000) after believing she was working in Zhejiang.
