Quotes from NPC deputies from the Taiwan delegation at the delegation's open-day event on March 8

Liao Zhihao, secretary-general of the Shanghai committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

The Ecological and Environmental Code elevated China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals into a legal framework, creating new areas for industrial cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The code also stresses the development of a circular economy based on reduction, reuse and recycling, and calls for improving policy systems for the green and low-carbon transition. These provisions create conditions for Taiwan's advanced environmental technologies and circular-economy experience to enter the Chinese mainland market.

Lin Qing, president of the Qingdao Taiwan Compatriots Association, Shandong province

I would like to share several ideas from Taiwan youths on promoting cross-Strait exchanges. The first is to organize a Taiwan delegation for the 16th National Games in 2029, made up of Taiwan compatriots living on the mainland and outstanding athletes. Taiwan has strengths in baseball, softball and tennis. That would be an inspiring scene. It would not only be about athletes competing on the same field, but also about deeper integration through sports. The second is to stage the first cross-Strait Spring Festival gala in 2027. The event could draw inspiration from shared family memories and Chinese New Year traditions.

Li Xingkui, Communist Party of China chief of the Technical Academy of Loudi in Hunan province

I hope the two sides of the Strait can establish a regular mechanism for vocational education exchanges and cooperation, which should include three aspects. First, education authorities on both sides should establish regular communication channels, and fully implement equal treatment for Taiwan compatriots studying, interning, working and teaching in vocational schools on the mainland. ... Second, the two sides should work toward a mutually recognized system for connecting academic credentials and vocational qualifications, and gradually formulate common standards for vocational competence, thereby providing a clear basis for talent evaluation. Third, a deeper industry-education integration. For example, leading Taiwan-funded enterprises and mainland vocational schools can jointly build industrial institutes and cultivate talent together.