The 2024 Cross-Strait (Xiamen-Kinmen) Seafarer Skills Competition, titled "Joining Hands in a New Era, Sharing a New Future", kicked off in Xiamen, Fujian province on June 22.
As of April 2024, a total of seven training sessions had been held, with 146 Taiwan compatriots obtaining mainland seafarer certificates in Fujian province.
The Xiamen Free Trade Zone administration committee has recently issued "several measures for incentivizing talent innovation and entrepreneurship in Xiamen FTZ”, which started the application process.
Over 100 youths from Taiwan have completed the joint cross-Strait international cruise crew training program and obtained seafarer certificates in Xiamen.
The National Chip Fire Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone has been excelling in talent attraction and cultivation programs.
