Hainan University Establishes Taiwan Research Center to Explore Taiwan-Related Issues in Free Trade Port
Hainan University has established a Taiwan Research Center to explore Taiwan-related issues within the context of the free trade port. This is the latest example of multiple Chinese universities setting up Taiwan research institutions, aiming to leverage the advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port to provide policy references for cross-strait exchanges.
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Shu-ling, Beijing 7th) Multiple universities in China have successively established Taiwan research institutions, with the latest example being Hainan University. Scholars say that the university's Taiwan Research Center aims to align with the institutional advantages of the free trade port and provide decision-making references for cross-strait exchanges.
According to Hainan University News Network, on April 30, the unveiling ceremony of the Hainan University Taiwan Research Center and the Cross-Strait Integrated Development Seminar were held at the School of Marxism. Fu Zhi-guan, Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Hainan Provincial Committee, Chen Xian-cai, Director of Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Center, and Li Hu, Party Secretary of Hainan University, attended the ceremony.
Chen Xian-cai stated that the Hainan University Taiwan Research Center serves the national overall strategy for Taiwan, aiming to be based on the characteristics of the free trade port, closely align with the institutional advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and provide decision-making references for Hainan to build a frontier window for cross-strait exchanges; striving to build a distinctive Taiwan research highland that is "based in Hainan, facing both sides of the strait, and radiating to the South China Sea."
Li Hu, on the other hand, stated that he requested the center to actively serve Hainan's development, focusing on Taiwan-related issues in the construction of the free trade port, and forming high-quality policy recommendations in key areas such as industrial complementarity between Hainan and Taiwan, youth exchanges, and cultural identity.
Pingpai News reported that in recent years, several provinces have successively established Taiwan-related research institutions.
On April 25, the signing ceremony for the joint establishment of the Taiwan Research Institute by Liaoning University, the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, and the Shenyang Municipal Federation of Taiwan Compatriots was held at the Puhe Campus.
On August 26, 2025, the Jiangxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences Taiwan Research Center was officially inaugurated in Nanchang. This is the first Taiwan Research Center in Jiangxi Province.
In May 2025, the unveiling ceremony of the Southwest University Taiwan Research Center was held. According to the university, this is the first Taiwan-related research institution in a Chongqing university, and it has gathered 44 scholars specializing in Taiwan studies.
According to incomplete statistics, mainland China already has Taiwan Research Institutes established at Xiamen University, Peking University, Beijing Union University, Tsinghua University (Beijing), and Zhejiang Gongshang University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University has a Taiwan Research Center; and Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou), and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law have Taiwan Research Institutes. (Editor: Chou Hui-ying) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Shu-ling, Beijing 7th) Multiple universities in China have successively established Taiwan research institutions, with the latest example being Hainan University. Scholars say that the university's Taiwan Research Center aims to align with the institutional advantages of the free trade port and provide decision-making references for cross-strait exchanges.
According to Hainan University News Network, on April 30, the unveiling ceremony of the Hainan University Taiwan Research Center and the Cross-Strait Integrated Development Seminar were held at the School of Marxism. Fu Zhi-guan, Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Hainan Provincial Committee, Chen Xian-cai, Director of Xiamen University's Taiwan Research Center, and Li Hu, Party Secretary of Hainan University, attended the ceremony.
Chen Xian-cai stated that the Hainan University Taiwan Research Center serves the national overall strategy for Taiwan, aiming to be based on the characteristics of the free trade port, closely align with the institutional advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port, and provide decision-making references for Hainan to build a frontier window for cross-strait exchanges; striving to build a distinctive Taiwan research highland that is "based in Hainan, facing both sides of the strait, and radiating to the South China Sea."
Li Hu, on the other hand, stated that he requested the center to actively serve Hainan's development, focusing on Taiwan-related issues in the construction of the free trade port, and forming high-quality policy recommendations in key areas such as industrial complementarity between Hainan and Taiwan, youth exchanges, and cultural identity.
Pingpai News reported that in recent years, several provinces have successively established Taiwan-related research institutions.
On April 25, the signing ceremony for the joint establishment of the Taiwan Research Institute by Liaoning University, the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, and the Shenyang Municipal Federation of Taiwan Compatriots was held at the Puhe Campus.
On August 26, 2025, the Jiangxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences Taiwan Research Center was officially inaugurated in Nanchang. This is the first Taiwan Research Center in Jiangxi Province.
In May 2025, the unveiling ceremony of the Southwest University Taiwan Research Center was held. According to the university, this is the first Taiwan-related research institution in a Chongqing university, and it has gathered 44 scholars specializing in Taiwan studies.
According to incomplete statistics, mainland China already has Taiwan Research Institutes established at Xiamen University, Peking University, Beijing Union University, Tsinghua University (Beijing), and Zhejiang Gongshang University; Shanghai Jiao Tong University has a Taiwan Research Center; and Wuhan University, Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou), and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law have Taiwan Research Institutes. (Editor: Chou Hui-ying) 1150507
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