XIAMEN, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 June 2026 - On the morning of June 13, the 18th Straits Forum grandly opened in Xiamen. As the largest, most widely attended, and most grassroots-oriented non-governmental exchange event across the strait, this year's forum once again uses the people as a bridge and integration as its theme, bringing together representatives from all walks of life across the strait to share hometown sentiments, discuss common development, and safeguard peace, injecting a strong and warm current into the steady improvement of cross-strait relations.