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On November 1, 2019 China (Xiamen) Merchant Festival was held in Xiamen. With the theme of "Innovation Entrepreneurship Practitioners, Striving to Pursue Dreams in a New Era", this year's Merchants Day aims to promote business cooperation, create a value orientation that respects business in the whole society, and promote the entrepreneurial spirit of the new era.
Ma Jun, Minister of the Liaison Department of the National Federation of Industry and Commerce, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Group of the Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce Li Jiarong, Deputy Director of Xiamen Municipal People’s Congress Liu Shaoqing, Xiamen Municipal Government Deputy Mayor Li Huiyue, Xiamen City CPPCC deputy chairman Chen Yongyu, former Xiamen municipal party committee standing committee member, municipal party committee United Front Department director Huang Ling, Taipei City Chamber of Commerce Chairman Wang Yingjie, Kinmen County Chamber of Commerce Chairman Li Youzhong, national CPPCC member, Xiamen City Federation of Industry and Commerce Chairman , Xiamen General Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ke Xiping, Xiamen Municipal Party Committee United Front Department Deputy Director, City Federation of Industry and Commerce Party Group Secretary Chen Yongdong, Xiamen General Chamber of Commerce Chairman Zheng Jinquan, Chairman of the American Chinese Chamber of Commerce Zhang Fuming, Taichung The Honorary Chairman of the City Cross-Strait Exchange Association, the Chairman of the Central Appraisal Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, Cai Linglan, the Chairman of the Fujian Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Vice Chairman of the Fujian Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Chairman of the National People’s Political Consultative Conference of Ningde City, and the Chairman of the Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce. Chen Aiqin, Vice Chairman of Fujian General Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Yongtongchang Group, Vice Chairman of Fujian General Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Sanming City Federation of Industry and Commerce Zhu Qingtian, Vice Chairman of Fujian General Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Zhangzhou City Federation of Industry and Commerce Yang Longhui, As well as more than 600 representatives from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and countries along the route of the Maritime Silk Road, more than 600 people attended the Merchant Festival. The resignation of the leader
Fujian Provincial Party Committee United Front Work Department Deputy Minister, Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce Party Group Secretary Li Jiarong
Li Jiarong said in his speech that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, and the 70 years of the Republic’s efforts to overcome obstacles and forge ahead have gained worldwide attention. Great achievement. Today is the first anniversary of President Xi’s secretary holding a private enterprise symposium and delivering an important speech. Xiamen municipal party committee and city government have adopted a series of pro-business, business-respecting, and business-protecting policy measures, and private enterprises innovate conditions With the continuous optimization of the business environment, he put forward four hopes for private entrepreneurs:
First, promote family and country feelings, and cast enterprise development into the historical journey of building the Chinese dream; second, grasp the general trend of development and be firm Confidence is actively integrated into national and regional development strategies; the third is to persevere in innovation and entrepreneurship to accelerate transformation and upgrading to achieve high-quality development; the fourth is to work hard to repay the society and actively practice the core values of socialism.
Xiamen City Government Deputy Mayor Li Huiyue
Li Huiyue fully affirmed the contribution of private enterprises to Xiamen’s economic development. He said that as an important witness, participant and practitioner of China’s reform and opening up, the majority of entrepreneurs have led the sustained, healthy and rapid development of China’s private economy, from scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong, and now it has become our country. An important force for economic development. The successful practice of Xiamen is inseparable from the hard work of the majority of entrepreneurs. The majority of entrepreneurs have become the pillars of Xiamen's economic growth, the new force driven by innovation and the source of power for reform and opening up.
There are currently about 210,000 private enterprises in Xiamen. In 2018, the value added of the private economy accounted for 50.5% of GDP, accounting for half of Xiamen’s economy and becoming the main driving force for the city’s economic growth. Li Huiyue hopes that the majority of entrepreneurs will vigorously promote the entrepreneurial spirit, firm up the new development concept, grasp the development trend of the new era, strengthen confidence, seize opportunities, and jointly write the era of high-quality development.
Committee member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of Xiamen Federation of Industry and Commerce , Chairman of Xiamen Chamber of Commerce Ke Xiping
Ke Xiping said in his speech that in the past year, from the central to the local level, relevant policies for the private economy have been implemented, and the confidence of private entrepreneurs The strengthening has increased our determination and confidence in facing the weak international economic environment and the current economic situation, and has had a major and far-reaching impact on the development of the private economy.
Ke Xiping said,The original intention of holding the Merchant Festival is to strengthen the exchanges and cooperation between entrepreneurs on both sides of the strait, and promote the exchanges and exchanges of Chinese businessmen at home and abroad. Through the festival, promotes the entrepreneurial spirit of the new era, creates a social value orientation that respects business and promotes Economic exchanges between Chinese businessmen across the Taiwan Strait and around the world. expects that through activities, will further enhance the sense of social responsibility and self-value recognition of private entrepreneurs, further stimulate private entrepreneurs’ enthusiasm for entrepreneurship, pioneering and innovation, and further create a society that respects, understands, and supports entrepreneurs. A good atmosphere, leading all social entities entrepreneurship innovation, training and discovering more outstanding entrepreneurs of the younger generation.
Wang Yingjie, Chairman of the Taipei City Chamber of Commerce
Wang Yingjie highly praised the business environment in the mainland. He said that many Taiwanese businessmen are very affirmative of Xiamen's efforts to optimize the business environment in recent years, and are very impressed by Xiamen's recent intensive introduction of a series of favorable business policies.
Li Youzhong, chairman of the Kinmen County Chamber of Commerce
Li Youzhong, as one of the organizers, delivered a speech. He said that at the beginning of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed to actively promote the institutionalization of cross-strait economic cooperation and create a cross-strait common market. suggested that both sides of the strait "should be fully connected" and promote "unimpeded economic and trade cooperation" and "infrastructure connectivity." , "New four links" of "energy and resource interoperability" and "common industry standards", and proposed that it can take the lead in realizing the "water, electricity, ventilation, and bridge" small four links between Kinmen, Matsu and Fujian coastal areas. If Jinmen and Xiadian can really go first and be connected to each other, so that Kinmen’s industry can go out, and Xiamen’s industrial and commercial prosperity can be extended to Kinmen, through the joint cooperation between Xiamen Chamber of Commerce and Jinmen Chamber of Commerce, it will definitely be Bring more prosperous business opportunities.
Awarding Ceremony At the
conference, a signing ceremony for new members of the Maritime Silk Chamber of Commerce was held, and four members were added to the Hong Kong and Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, the Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, and the Fujian Chamber of Commerce in Russia. Currently, the Maritime Silk Chamber of Commerce has 26 member units.
Awarding Ceremony of "2018-2019 Top Ten "Four Goods" Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen"
Awarding Ceremony of "2018-2019 Xiamen "Four Goods" Chamber of Commerce"
Awarded "2018-2019 National "Four Goods" Chamber of Commerce" In addition to commending the Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen, the Jiangxi Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen, the Quanzhou Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen, and the Nan'an Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen, were awarded the title of "Four Best" Chamber of Commerce at the
site, it also commended Xiamen Yongan Chamber of Commerce, Xiamen Sanming Chamber of Commerce, and Xiamen City. 10 "2018-2019 Xiamen Top Ten "Four Good" Chambers of Commerce" including the Hairdressing, Beauty and Cosmetics Industry Association; Xiamen Women Entrepreneurs Association, Xiamen Ningde Chamber of Commerce, Xiamen City Nanjing Chamber of Commerce and other 20 "2018-2019 Xiamen City's "Four Goods" Chamber of Commerce".
In 2017 and 2018, Xiamen City Federation of Industry and Commerce has issued two batches of companies that donated money to Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province. The conference once again held a licensing ceremony for 22 companies, entrepreneurs and chambers of commerce (association) who participated in targeted poverty alleviation in Linxia, Gansu in 2019.
More activities
Wang Weidong, Chairman of Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen
Subsequently, Wang Weidong, Chairman of Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce in Xiamen, announced the proposal of "Joining Hands with Ten Thousand Businessmen to Attract Investment and Landing Heron", advocating colleagues in the business community to build an investment environment and share development results.
The scale of this "Merchant Festival" has been further expanded. The Kinmen County Chamber of Commerce has also become a co-organizer of the "Merchant Festival". Brother Chambers of Commerce in Tainan, Taichung, and Kaohsiung, as well as many overseas Chinese business organizations also sent representatives to participate this year. The concentric circles of Merchant's Day have become bigger and bigger. After the
conference was over, the 2019 China (Xiamen) Merchant Festival-a cultural performance of member companies was also held. During the
Merchant Festival, there will also be a symposium and exchange meeting for Chinese businessmen at home and abroad and the "Haisi" Urban Chamber of Commerce (Xiamen) Union, China City CC-11.1 Shopping Festival and 2019 China (Xiamen) Merchants Festival Hui City Activities and "2019 Xiamen Housekeeping Festival" and a series of supporting activities. The origin of
[The origin of Merchant's Day]
The origin of the merchant's festival originated in the mainland of the motherland, developed on the treasure island Taiwan , and rooted on both sides of the strait. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the country urgently needs to vigorously restore the economy.The National Chamber of Commerce was organized. The meeting was scheduled to open on November 1, 1946. Yan Yan, then chairman of the Xiamen Chamber of Commerce, attended the establishment meeting on behalf of the Xiamen Chamber of Commerce with the "Proclamation of Regulations on Merchant Festivals to Enhance Commercial Movement" , And held two consecutive "Businessmen's Day" throughout the country from 1947 to 1948. After 1949, the Taiwan area still celebrates the Merchants' Day every year, and this year is the 73rd.
[ China (Xiamen) Merchants Day background origin ]
In 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping replied to 30 entrepreneurs in our province, hoping that the majority of entrepreneurs will continue to promote "Dare to be the first in the world and fight to win" Be aggressive and play a greater role in the sustained and healthy development of the country's economy and society. On the 140th anniversary of Mr. Tan Kah Kee’s birth, the general secretary of Xi Jinping, , in reply to the Xiamen Jimei Alumni Association, called on the majority of overseas Chinese to carry forward the "Kah Kee Spirit", cherish patriotism, adhere to the ambition of serving the country, and work with the people of the motherland. Make unremitting efforts to realize the dream of national rejuvenation.
In this context, on October 31, 2014, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the establishment of Xiamen General Chamber of Commerce, Xiamen General Chamber of Commerce and Taiwan Chamber of Commerce jointly launched the initiative to celebrate the "Merchants Day" across the Strait, which won the business community at home and abroad The enthusiastic response, some of the members of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Executive Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Committee members of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Executive Committee members of the Fujian Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce, the relevant persons of the Taiwan Federation of Commerce, and more than 1,200 entrepreneurs at home and abroad, Jointly signed a proposal to advocate that both sides of the strait celebrate the "Merchant's Day" and create a social atmosphere of "respecting business and emphasizing business", and promote cross-strait and global entrepreneurs to gain recognition of their value orientation in exchanges.
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