The 2025 Cross-Strait Science and Technology Experts Forum opened on Jun 14 in Xiamen, Fujian Province, bringing together over 200 participants, including scientists, leaders of scientific associations, entrepreneurs, and young researchers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Under the theme "Advancing through Innovation, Progressing through Integration," the forum consisted of a main session and six thematic sub-forums, including the Cross-Strait Science and Technology Associations High-Level Dialogue and the Cross-Strait Youth Science and Technology Collaborative Development Forum. It focused on topics such as collaborative innovation among science associations, empowering young scientists, and leveraging technological advancements to drive high-quality development. The event aimed to build a multidisciplinary, cross-sector platform for ongoing exchanges and promote integrated development in science, talent, and innovation across the Strait.
Participants highlighted the vast potential for cooperation amid rapid technological and industrial transformation. They called for strengthened industry-academia-research collaboration, shared technological achievements, and joint efforts to cultivate new quality productive forces, ensuring that innovation benefits people's livelihoods.
The forum yielded several key outcomes, including the establishment of the Cross-Strait Navigation Technology Association Consortium and the Cross-Strait Food Science and Technology Association Consortium. It also witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement for the Fujian-Taiwan Green Circular Economy and Rural Revitalization Technology Demonstration Project. In addition, academic exchange agreements were signed between the Fujian Optometry Association and two Taiwanese organizations—the Optometry Society of Taiwan and the Changhua Optometrists Association.
The forum was hosted by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and co-organized by the Fujian Association for Science and Technology (FAST). Wang Jinzhan, Executive Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), and Lin Ruiliang, Vice Governor of Fujian, delivered opening remarks.
Source: Science and Technology Daily
