The mainland media noted that to respond to its coming exposure to international competition, the mainland is accelerating its efforts to put horticultural production on a commercial footing. This is why Xiamen was chosen as a "base area" for cross-strait information exchange on tropical and subtropical produce.
當地媒體指出，大陸為因應國際競爭局面的大格局，加速中國果蔬產業化的過程，故以廈門為基地，瞄準兩岸互動，開闢一個「熱帶亞熱帶果蔬交流基地」。