The Taiwan exhibition at the upcoming Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition covers 2,000 square meters, with six sections featuring the island region's unique landscapes. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- The Taiwan exhibition at the upcoming Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition covers 2,000 square meters, with six sections featuring the island region's unique landscapes, said Ma Xiaoguang, the spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a press conference Wednesday. The expo scheduled to open on April 29 will last 162 days, displaying a huge collection of plants, flowers and eye-catching pavilions as well as ideas for green development at home and abroad. From April 16 to 20, delegations from Taiwan's Yilan, Taitung, and Hualien counties visited Jiangsu province and Shanghai to promote tourism and farm produce, according to Ma. The counties have reached more than 10 collaboration outcomes with Jiangsu and Shanghai on tourism, agricultural cooperation, and farm produce purchases, he said. Ma stressed that visits of local Taiwan officials to the mainland complied with demand of the public on the island as it was in the public interest to strengthen exchanges and cooperation across the Taiwan Strait, develop the economy and improve the public wellbeing. We are willing to, on the basis of upholding the 1992 Consensus, continue carrying out exchanges and cooperation on various areas with counties and cities in Taiwan, he said. personalized silicone braceletssilicone wristbands australiablank-wristbandrubber wristbandspurple silicone bracelets
Senior Colonel Wei Changjin, political commissar of the Zaozhuang Regional Military Command. [Photo/Xinhua] China's new generation of soldiers have developed better comprehensive qualities, are physically stronger, better educated and more enthusiastic in serving the country, said Senior Colonel Wei Changjin, political commissar of the Zaozhuang Regional Military Command, on Wednesday. With a stronger economy and enhanced education, the comprehensive qualities of newly-recruited soldiers have been greatly improved, Wei said before the closing of the Second Session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Newly recruited soldiers are physically stronger thanks to various fitness options and intensified physical training provided by schools, according to Wei, a member of the CPPCC national committee. The young soldiers in the new era are passionate, ambitious, and knowledgeable, with many holding a bachelor's or master's degree, he said. The young people enlisted in recent years are, in general, well-rounded, he said. In 2018, university graduates accounted for 60 percent of the intake, he added. They are also more skilled and qualified with more qualifications, including academic degrees, vocational skills certificates and other awards for participating in various competitions, he said. In addition, he said, their willingness to serve the country is growing increasingly intense and the generation born after 2000 are a major force. They are cheerful, aspirational and energetic. Talking with them you will feel that they have an urgent desire to thrive in the military and contribute to making our country and military stronger, he said. inspirational rubber braceletsdual-layer-wristbandblank-wristbandwristband-home24-hour-wristbands<%2fcenter>
