A soldier chats with Taiwan men on a ferry docked in Lianjiang county, Fujian province on Sept 23 prior to Mid-Autumn Day, which falls on Sept 27 this year
The number of Taiwan-funded companies in Pingtan reached 482 as of Sept 6, accounting for 83 percent of all overseas-funded companies, with gross investment of $1.2 billion.
The cap on independent mainland tourists visiting Taiwan has been raised from 4,000 to 5,000 per day starting from this week as the island tried to recover from disappointing tourism business.