The 12th Cross-Straits Fair for Economy and Trade will open on May 18 in Fuzhou, Fujian province.

Over 400 Taiwan companies have booked 1,000 booths at fair and many of these companies are specialized in advanced technology.

The cooperation should attribute to the warming of cross-Straits relations and a free trade pact that is under negotiation, said Chen Weimin, deputy mayor of Fuzhou city, capital of the Southeast Fujian province.

By Xie Fang