Enlightenment on building Taiwan strait economic zone by cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan from the European economic integration

The comparative advantages and scale economies of economic integration are recognized widely and practice actively. The European economic integration can be for reference to the construction of Taiwan strait economic zone. Through analyzing the main success experience in European economic integration as well as deficiencies, combined with the challenges in promoting the construction of Taiwan strait economic integration of the cooperation between Fujian and Taiwan, I recommend that strengthening the construction of the institutional framework, the core region, investment environment, supporting policies between Fujian and Taiwan and promoting the formation and development of the Taiwan Strait economic zone comprehensively are very necessary.