The 20th Gan-Tai Conference Opens in Lushan, Jiangxi

The 20th GanTai (Lushan) Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation and Exchange Conference opened on the 11th in Lushan, Jiangxi, with the theme "CrossStrait Hands Joined in Unity, GanTai Integrated Development". This year's conference is cohosted by the People's Government of Jiangxi Province and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, and focuses on economic and trade matchmaking, industrial cooperation, cultural and tourism exchanges, and youth interaction. During the conference, there were also special presentations on electronic information and equipment manufacturing, modern agriculture, cultural and tourism cooperation, as well as activities such as the awards ceremony for the GanTai Youth Short Video Competition. Zhang Zhijun, President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, said that the mainland will continue to improve policies and systems that promote crossStrait economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, and support Taiwanfunded businesses and enterprises developing in the mainland. Representatives from Taiwan attending the conference noted that Jiangxi has advantages in industrial foundation, talent resources, and market space, and is highly complementary with related industries in Taiwan, expressing hope for further deepened cooperation. Reports show that the GanTai Conference is currently the only provincial and ministeriallevel crossStrait exchange forum retained by Jiangxi, and has so far received more than 14,000 Taiwan businesspeople. As of August 2026, Jiangxi had cumulatively introduced 4,104 Taiwanfunded projects, with actual invested capital exceeding 20 billion U.S. dollars, and Taiwan remains an important source of overseas investment and trade cooperation for Jiangxi.