A fencing coach from Taiwan shares his story of working and starting a family on the mainland. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

At the event, Fuzhou announced several measures to facilitate the development of young people from Taiwan, including providing them with free accommodation for one year.

Qiu Kaiming, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the mainland will share the opportunities for Chinese-style modernization with Taiwan compatriots to create better conditions for them.

It is hoped that young people from both sides will work together to promote peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and contribute to the process of reunification of the motherland, he said.