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Entrepreneurs of Fujian Origin: working hard and supporting hometown
Updated: 2010-05-18 19:21
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China Daily, Fuzhou —“No matter where we are, we always keep our hometown in mind, in the hope of devoting to motherland and benefiting fellow countrymen,” says Mr Chen, President of the Board of Royal Golden Eagle International (Indonesia) in the opening ceremony of the 3rd International Conference for Fujian Business People.
Businessmen of Fujian origin have always being active in providing financial help for their motherland for more than a hundred years. Their generous support for War of Resistance Against Japan, reform and opening-up and many other events has shown their deep passion and love for hometown.
Wu Yaqin, President of HK Parsons Music, said that the older generation of Fujian businessmen stuck to the idea of “working hard and winning” and contributed greatly to the development of hometown with their diligence and wisdom. Their deeds would always encourage the new generation of Fujianese businessmen.
Currently, Chinese people around the world have established a huge business circle and overseas Fujianese businessmen are exerting great influence on the world. Overseas Fujianese businessmen possess an estimated amount of assets worth more than one trillion dollars.
Moreover, overseas Fujianese businessmen have invested 67% of the total introduction of foreign capital in Fujian province and donated more than twenty billion yuan for the construction of public welfare in Fujian. Wu is one of the entrepreneurs awarded for outstanding contribution to public welfares in Fujian province in the conference.
Wang Chuanshu, President of Chang Le American Association told China Daily that up to date, more than 300,000 people from Changle lived in America and had set up about twenty thousand businesses of various scales. Every year, they remitted about one billion dollars back home which greatly contributed to the economic development in China.
Wang also said that overseas Changle people were working hard to integrate into local society, spreading the opening-up policies of Chinese government and persuading more overseas companies to invest in China.
“No place is better than home. No matter where we are, we will always be attached to our mother land”, said Chen.
Last May, State Council publicized Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, which provides an unparalleled opportunity for the development of Fujian. Chen said that overseas Chinese compatriots were greatly encouraged and they would seize the opportunity of development, with the spirit of “fighting and winning, united and chivalrous, patriotic and grateful”. Chen was very confident that Fujianese businessmen would forge valiantly ahead in world economy and made further progress.
By Hu Meidong
Editor: Xie Fang
