Pingtan should stick to a low-carbon, green and environment-friendly concepts in its development, cultivate more industries while protecting its ecological climate, said Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.

Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, center, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits the Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone in East China's Fujian province, July 18, 2014. Zhang Gaoli made an inspection tour of Fujian province from July 17 to 19. [Photo/Xinhua]

Zhang made the remarks while visiting the Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone on July 18. He was on a three-day inspection tour of Fujian province from July 17-19, his hometown.

The visit came two days after Pingtan Closure, which is an integrated customs supervision and management system adopted in Pingtan.

At a customs checkpoint near Haixia Bridge, Zhang asked about the innovation methods and how the Pingtan Closure system worked. He also encouraged local officials and professionals to open up their minds, improve efficiency and help make customs clearance faster.

Pingtan Closure comes with a number of preferential tax policies, which are expected to attract more Taiwan enterprises to settle in Pingtan.

Currently there are about 235 Taiwan-funded companies in Pingtan.

TPK Holdings, which is the world’s largest touch panel maker, set up a Pingtan subsidiary with an investment of $450 million last year. It is slated to begin operations in September, and its first year production value is estimated at $20 million.

Zhang swung by the company, learned about its development and said he was optimistic about its business prospects.

During his tour of Pingtan, Zhang also stressed many times that Fujian plays such a vital role in cross-Straits peace and development that it should expand cooperation platforms, increase industrial connections and economic, cultural communications with Taiwan, in order to realize the Chinese dream.