The Beijing-Taiwan Science and Technology Forum promotes cross-strait scientific and technological exchange and industrial cooperation

Beijing, September 19 (Xinhua) — The 29th BeijingTaipei Science and Technology Forum was recently held in Beijing, where exchanges were carried out in fields such as biopharmaceuticals, artificial intelligence, and new materials, and multiple cooperation agreements were signed. The event showed that scientific and industrial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait is continuing to deepen. The report noted that since its founding in 1998, the BeijingTaipei Science and Technology Forum has facilitated more than 100 cooperative projects. The number of Taiwanfunded enterprises registered in Beijing has exceeded 4,200, with total investment surpassing 65 billion yuan. In the first half of this year, crossstrait personnel exchanges reached 3.119 million, up 22.1% year on year. At the forum, more than 20 companies from both sides of the Taiwan Strait signed cooperation projects. The Smart Healthcare Industry Cooperation Alliance also added 16 new partners, while 20 new technological achievements were released, covering innovative medical translation and industrial promotion across the Taiwan Strait. Guests attending the event said they hope to promote deeper integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain through more exchanges and cooperation.