STORY: Taiwan compatriot devotes to seedling industry in Chinese mainland
DATELINE: June 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:08
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

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2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHIEN MING-PAO, Agricultural technician from Taiwan
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4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHIEN MING-PAO, Agricultural technician from Taiwan

STORYLINE:

Chien Ming-pao is a Taiwan compatriot working in the seedling industry in the Chinese mainland.

Since 2016, he has been serving as the technical director of a seedling company in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHIEN MING-PAO, Agricultural technician from Taiwan
"I've learned some (agricultural) technologies and obtained some resources in Taiwan. The market potential in the mainland is huge and the terrain is complex, so it is easier for me to apply my knowledge here. This is a kind of complementarity."

Chien's company produces hundreds of millions of grafted seedlings and seedlings of various vegetables every year.

Chien said that he is glad to make a contribution to rural revitalization through his work.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHIEN MING-PAO, Agricultural technician from Taiwan
"We help our customers who want to develop. We choose suitable seedling varieties for them and teach them advanced planting methods, which will result in good products and better sales. By doing so, they will make more money, and achieve rural revitalization."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China.
(XHTV)