Zhao Long, acting governor of Fujian province made a government report on January 22 at the Sixth Session of the 13^th Provincial People’s Congress held in Fuzhou. The report mentioned Pingtan many times.

Pingtan, the closest place on the Chinese mainland to the island of Taiwan, has been designated as the pioneer zone for cross-Straits integration. In 2021, the import of agricultural and fishery products to Taiwan and the export of cross-border e-commerce to Taiwan took up over 50 percent of the mainland’s total. To foster a conducive and friendly environment for Taiwan businesses and talents in Pingtan, supportive policies centered on loans, healthcare, and emergency relief fund were introduced. The 2^nd IM Cross-Straits Youth Film Festival took place as planned to promote people-to-people exchange across the Straits.

The 2^nd IM Cross-Straits Youth Film Festival wraps up in Pingtan.

2022's work plan puts forth continuous efforts to forge an international tourist destination thriving on music, arts, and sports.

In 2021, Pingtan set up several national and provincial sports tourism and leisure bases, tourist towns, and tourist villages. It received an estimated 6.5 million person-time of tourists throughout the year, a year-on-year increase of 41.6%.

The report also stated that it is necessary to support Pingtan to build a cross-Straits logistics and trade hub and build a cross-Straits practice base for Austronesian archaeology.

Pingtan has been blazing trails and exploring applicable standards across the Taiwan Straits. It took the lead in building a comprehensive validation system for Taiwan's professional certificates, corporate qualifications, and commodity inspections. An aggregated 118 pro-Taiwan policies have been rolled out, including 56 initiatives on the mainland, 13 promoted across the mainland, and 4 rated as the best practice in the free trade zones across the mainland.

In addition, the report also mentioned the need to promote the joint development of film and television bases such as Xiamen, Pingtan, and Taining in the province.

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