authoritative release: the 3rd cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament will be held on september 7-8
2024-09-03
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on september 2, the weihai municipal government information office held a press conference. liu xinting, the second-level researcher and spokesperson of the municipal taiwan affairs office, zou deqiang, the first-level researcher of the municipal sports bureau, and wu junjian, deputy director of the weihai lingang district social affairs bureau and director of the education and sports center, introduced the relevant situation of the 3rd cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament.
in recent years, in order to effectively promote the spiritual harmony between the compatriots in weihai and taiwan, achieve integrated development, and give full play to the advantages of weihai's baseball resources, the province took the lead in organizing and holding the cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament, inviting taiwanese teams to participate in the competition to promote sports exchanges between weihai and taiwan. in the first two sessions, a total of 7 taiwanese teams and more than 130 taiwanese players participated in the competition. everyone made friends and shared friendships through ball, which not only improved the level of baseball in weihai, but also strengthened the construction of "exquisite city · happy weihai".
at present, the preparations for the 3rd cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament are progressing in an orderly manner. the event is guided by the exchange bureau of the taiwan affairs office of the state council, the taiwan affairs office of shandong province, and the sports bureau of shandong province, hosted by the taiwan affairs office of weihai city, the small ball sports federation of shandong province, the management committee of weihai lingang district, and the sports bureau of weihai city, and undertaken by the social affairs bureau of weihai lingang district, the weihai association of taiwan compatriots and their relatives, and the weihai kenuo baseball and softball club. at the same time, it has received great assistance from the shandong blue whale baseball and softball club, the weihai huancui district association of taiwan compatriots and their relatives, the weihai huancui district baseball and softball association, and the weihai guangyuyuan traditional chinese medicine culture museum.
the participants of this competition include relevant baseball and softball groups on both sides of the taiwan strait and relevant universities on the island. a total of 12 teams and more than 300 players from both sides of the taiwan strait will participate in the competition. in terms of event organization, relevant competition rules are strictly followed. the competition will be held from september 7 to 8 at the weihai blue whale baseball stadium.
the theme of this competition is "hit the dream, catch the friendship". from the perspective of both sides of the taiwan strait, "hit the dream" means that baseball players on both sides of the taiwan strait fight hard on the field, pursue excellence, and show their sports dreams and desire for victory. every hit is a powerful blow towards the dream, representing their love and persistent pursuit of baseball. "catch the friendship" emphasizes that compatriots on both sides of the taiwan strait have established a deep friendship through this baseball tournament. every time you catch the ball, it seems to catch the sincerity and goodwill from compatriots on the other side of the taiwan strait, symbolizing that the two sides understand and support each other in exchanges and interactions, and jointly build a bridge of friendship.
this event has the following main features:
the participating teams are large in scale and have many members.six taiwanese teams and more than 150 players were invited to participate in the competition, from taipei, taoyuan, keelung and other places in taiwan. this is the competition with the largest number of taiwanese teams in all history. compared with similar competitions held in other provinces and cities in mainland china, the number of teams and players is also relatively large.
this is a sports event for the integration and exchange of young people from both sides of the taiwan strait.this event will uphold the concept of "one family on both sides of the taiwan strait", use baseball as a medium and young people as the main body to build a new platform for cross-strait youth exchanges, so that young people on both sides of the strait can enhance understanding, narrow the distance, build friendships and promote spiritual integration while enjoying the joy of baseball.
this event also fully combines the characteristics of weihai and carefully arranges a series of colorful visits and exchanges. the contestants can not only show their skills on the field, but also stroll along the golden beach of weihai, feel the caress of the sea breeze, enjoy the beautiful sea view, visit the historical and cultural relics of weihai, and appreciate the ancient charm and unique charm of this city. in addition, taiwanese players will be arranged to taste weihai's special food, such as seafood, spanish mackerel dumplings, etc., so that everyone can feel the customs of weihai from the tip of the tongue. this event will not only be a sports competition, but also a platform for compatriots on both sides of the strait to enhance friendship and strengthen exchanges. through the competition, we hope to promote the development of baseball in weihai and taiwan, and enhance mutual understanding and emotional integration between compatriots on both sides of the strait. we look forward to the players on both sides of the strait making friends with ball on the field in weihai, forging a deep friendship, and jointly writing a new chapter in cross-strait exchanges.
★how is the current development of baseball in weihai?
in recent years, weihai city has vigorously promoted and popularized baseball, and the social atmosphere has become increasingly strong. the "china-japan-korea baseball and softball training base" has long been included in weihai city's national economic and social development plan for the "14th five-year plan" period. in terms of venues, lingang district has built 2 standard baseball fields, weihai vocational college has built a standard baseball and softball field, and qufu school has built a multi-purpose sports field that includes baseball projects, which can meet the needs of hosting competitions and fitness; in terms of organization, a municipal baseball team was established, and the weihai blue whale baseball professional team was formed to participate in the national professional league. the municipal baseball and softball association, lingang district baseball and softball association, and huancui district baseball and softball association were established, and they successfully created the "china baseball and softball association high-level reserve talent base", "china baseball and softball association youth training center weihai training base", "national soft baseball and softball experimental base", and "shandong province baseball and softball training experimental and practical base"; in terms of talent, it has carried out long-term foreign exchanges with japan, south korea, russia and other countries, trained more than 60 referees and coaches, and promoted baseball into campus activities on a pilot basis in lingang district. more than 20 students have been able to enter colleges and universities through baseball programs; in terms of events, it has held more than 2,000 baseball events of various levels and types, including the china weihai international baseball invitational, the national u15 baseball championship, and the cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament, attracting more than 55,000 people from more than 10 countries and regions to participate in weihai. the china weihai international baseball invitational was also rated as a demonstration project of shandong province's sports industry.
★what is the situation with the venue and other related guarantees for this cross-strait (weihai) baseball tournament?
lingang district has always attached great importance to the development of sports, especially baseball. in recent years, it has continuously increased its investment in baseball and actively promoted the construction of baseball infrastructure. the blue whale baseball stadium has complete facilities and first-class venue conditions, which can meet the needs of various baseball events. at the same time, a professional baseball training base has been built to provide high-quality training venues for baseball enthusiasts and athletes. in terms of the promotion of baseball, various baseball training and competition activities are actively carried out, attracting more and more people to participate in baseball. at present, the baseball atmosphere in lingang district is becoming increasingly strong, and the baseball team is growing, which has laid a solid foundation for promoting the development of baseball.
lingang district has actively prepared for this event and provided a high-quality venue - the blue whale baseball stadium, as well as a comfortable accommodation environment - the blue whale players apartment, creating good competition conditions for the contestants. with more enthusiasm and more thoughtful services, it will present a sports feast for the contestants and spectators.
★this baseball game is a highlight of weihai’s exchange work with taiwan. how is the situation of our city’s exchange work with taiwan this year?
since the beginning of this year, weihai city has closely focused on the overall situation of the central government's work on taiwan and the city's central work, adhered to the concept of "one family on both sides of the taiwan strait", based on economic, youth, sports, and cultural exchanges across the taiwan straits, and leveraged weihai's historical, cultural and other resource advantages. it has actively carried out exchanges and cooperation between weihai and taiwan in various fields, continuously promoted the spiritual harmony between the people of weihai and taiwan, achieved integrated development, and achieved remarkable results.
focus on central tasks and effectively strengthen economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between weihai and taiwan.focusing on the main line of the municipal party committee and government's work of "grasping the economy, grasping the grassroots, and grasping implementation", with the goal of attracting taiwan's advantageous industries, high-quality enterprises and outstanding talents to weihai for development, we actively carry out economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between weihai and taiwan. focusing on "expanding channels", we have successively held a number of economic and trade activities with taiwan, such as the "cross-strait cooperation in pharmaceutical and medical device industry" exchange and matchmaking conference and the cross-strait (weihai) medical biotechnology industry cooperation matchmaking conference, with more than 100 industry elites, experts and scholars from both inside and outside the island participating in the conference. focusing on "strengthening construction", we organized and held the fourth election conference of the weihai taiwan association, attracting 30 taiwanese companies and 20 taiwanese compatriots in weihai to join the association, with the largest number of members in history; giving full play to the platform function and link role of the municipal taiwan association, and carrying out horizontal exchange activities with the national taiwan enterprises association, dongguan and other taiwanese business associations. focusing on "excellent service", we have carried out the "quality and efficiency improvement" action to serve taiwanese enterprises, widely listened to the opinions and suggestions of taiwanese compatriots and taiwanese businessmen, understood the needs, urgency and expectations of enterprises, and coordinated and solved them in a timely manner, helping taiwanese enterprises to continuously become better, stronger and bigger, and serve the city's high-quality development.
focusing on youth exchanges, we successfully held a chinese culture study camp for taiwanese college students.in january and august this year, two chinese culture study camps for taiwanese college students were successfully held. more than 100 taiwanese college students came to weihai for study and exchange, and deeply experienced the excellent traditional chinese culture. these taiwanese youths witnessed the rapid development and progress of weihai through visits, discussions, classes, and social gatherings. at the same time, they made new friends, gathered new emotions, and personally felt the enthusiasm and warmth of mainland compatriots. the taiwan affairs office of the state council, the association for relations across the taiwan straits, the provincial taiwan affairs office, and the municipal party committee and government have all given strong support and full affirmation to the successful holding of the study camp.
focus on base construction and continuously cultivate new wei-taiwan exchange work platforms.while strengthening the construction of the liugong island national cross-strait exchange base, we have continuously cultivated and created a new platform for cross-strait exchanges, and strived to obtain the approval of the provincial taiwan affairs office to agree that weihai mingde art museum is a cross-strait exchange base in shandong province, achieving a zero breakthrough in weihai's provincial cross-strait exchange base. in may this year, leaders of the provincial taiwan affairs office and municipal leaders attended the unveiling ceremony of the provincial cross-strait exchange base and unveiled the base. focus on the spiritual fit, create a publicity matrix to tell the "weihai story" of cross-strait exchanges and integration development. actively innovate methods and methods, integrate various media resources, use videos, texts, pictures and other forms to build a multi-dimensional, multi-level, and all-round publicity matrix for cross-strait exchanges and integration development, and actively tell the "weihai story" of cross-strait exchanges and integration development. the cross-strait exchange activities held by weihai city this year have been reported twice by cctv, reported more than 90 times in china taiwan network, weihai news, weihai daily and other media, and produced 15 short videos of various types.
in the future, we will work with all levels and departments of the city to continue to explore new ways of spiritual harmony and integrated development between the two sides of the taiwan strait. through innovative exchange content, we will enhance the emotional and cultural identification of taiwan compatriots with the motherland; through innovative activities, we will attract more taiwan compatriots to visit, exchange, work and start businesses in weihai; through strengthened publicity and promotion, we will let more taiwan compatriots understand the "weihai story" of cross-strait integrated development and gather powerful forces for the great rejuvenation of the chinese nation.
(reported by zheng li, reporter of dazhong news and dazhong daily client, and jiang lingchun, correspondent)
