Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, announced on June 9 that the 17th Straits Forum will be held in Fujian in mid-June. The main forum is scheduled for the morning of June 15, with a week of related activities planned. The main forum will take place in Xiamen, while additional events will be held in other prefecture-level cities across Fujian Province and in the Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone.

Zhu stated that this year’s forum will adhere to the principles of being “non-official, people-powered, and inclusive”, under the theme of “expanding people-to-people exchanges and deepening integrated development”. The forum will feature 4 main sections: community-level exchanges, youth exchanges, cultural exchanges, and economic exchanges. Preparations for the forum are progressing steadily and smoothly.