Zhonghongwang.com:

The business environment serves as an important reflection of the governance system and capabilities, and it also garners extensive attention from Taiwan companies. Could you kindly share insights into the progress of Fujian's business environment development and explain the strategies for involving Taiwan compatriots and businesses in Fujian's business environment construction in the future? Thank you.

Luo Dongchuan:

Thank you for your questions. In recent years, Fujian province has earnestly studied and put into practice General SecretaryXi Jinping's important remarks regarding improving the business environment. The province has focused on creating an efficient market, effective government, profitable enterprises, and enhancing the people's sense of fulfillment, happiness, and security. Fujian is committed to creating a first-class enabling business environment characterized by market-oriented operations and the rule of law while continuously improving services for businesses and the public.

In terms of services for businesses, Fujian province has fully implemented a market access negative list system. It has taken the lead in conducting market access performance evaluations, introduced regulations aimed at optimizing the local business environment, accelerated the construction of the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District, and launched a digital monitoring and supervision mechanism for the business environment. The province has made significant efforts to dismantle hidden barriers, creating an equal, transparent, predictable, and competitive investment environment for various types of business entities, including those with investments from Taiwan. Currently, the time required to register a business has been reduced to one working day on average, and the number of enterprises of all ownership forms in Fujian province has increased from 1.4 million at the end of 2012 to 7.47 million.

In terms of services for the public, Fujian province has leveraged the achievements of digital Fujian construction. It has focused on strengthening the digital support capabilities of the business environment by building a five-tiered unified online government service platform that covers the province, city, county, township, and village levels. This effort is aimed at promoting the transition of government services from a "one-stop access" model to a more efficient "one-stop completion" model, making government services easily accessible online. Currently, 98.5% of government service items in Fujian province can be handled online. The province has accelerated the reform of "one-click" integrated services to provide one-stop online government services. The self-service model of e-government services has been promoted nationwide, leading to the establishment of 24-hour self-service areas for government services and 15-minute convenient service circles.

Thanks to the favorable business environment and the resilient spirit of the Fujian people, known for their determination to excel, Fujian has achieved new economic and social development milestones. In 2022, its GDP reached 5.3 trillion yuan, ranking it eighth in the country. Looking ahead, we will continue to guide Taiwan compatriots and businesses to actively participate in building a first-class enabling business environment characterized by market-oriented principles and the rule of law. We will enhance the coordination and linkage mechanism to safeguard the rights and interests of Taiwan compatriots and businesses, while also establishing and improving government-enterprise communication channels. We sincerely hope that more Taiwan compatriots and businesses will choose Fujian with confidence, actively contributing to the modernization of the governance system and governance capability. Together, we can elevate the business environment and create a world-class business environment.

Thank you.