Job applicants (right) consult representatives of an employer at a job fair on the sidelines of the Straits Forum in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Saturday

Established in 2009, the Straits Forum has been serving as an important platform for promoting grassroots communications, exchanges in trade and cultural integration across the Taiwan Straits.

In addition to the forum itself, a raft of activities would be held each year in the cities of Fujian, such as Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou to boost cross-Straits ties.

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