国内英语新闻:Chinese mainland expounds on measures supporting Taiwan-funded enterprises

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday held a videoconference to expound on the 11 measures introduced by 10 departments to support the development of Taiwan-funded enterprises on the mainland amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Policies for Taiwan-funded enterprises to participate in new infrastructure construction were also elaborated on during the videoconference.

The 11 measures are aimed at helping Taiwan businesspeople and enterprises overcome difficulties they face at the moment and achieve greater development, said Liu Jieyi, head of both the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at the videoconference, urging solid implementation of the policies.

Nearly 500 people, including Taiwan businesspeople and government officials, attended the videoconference from Beijing, Shanghai and seven other cities.

The videoconference was jointly held by the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Ministry of Commerce.