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China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism hopes mainland residents can soon travel to Taiwan, urging smooth cross-strait exchanges. Fujian residents have begun traveling to Matsu and Kinmen, with a tourism peak expected during China’s National Day holiday.

Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council highlights a stark travel disparity with China. Fewer than 200 Chinese tourists visited Kinmen and Matsu, while 138,000 Taiwanese traveled to China.

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office announced that 27 mainland residents traveled to Kinmen, marking a new chapter in cross-strait tourism. The trip aims to boost future visits.

Explore how Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications leverages mainland social media to boost tourism, navigating political sensitivities and global competition, amidst domestic critique.

Kuomintang caucus whip Fu Kun-chi plans to lead a delegation to Beijing aiming to ease cross-strait tensions and foster peace. The visit, scheduled after the legislative session ends, seeks to reconnect ties and encourage Chinese tourism to Taiwan, amidst criticism of Fu’s close ties with the Chinese government.

Kuomintang vice-presidential candidate Jaw Shaw-kong emphasizes the importance of cross-strait tourism to help mainland Chinese understand Taiwan, while criticizing the Democratic Progressive Party’s approach towards China.

The Travel Agents Association Chairman, Hsiao Po-jen, has announced that the Taiwanese government may lift travel group bans to China before Chinese New Year in 2024. Minister Wang Kwo-tsai of Transportation and Communications and Mainland Affairs Council revealed that the MOTC Tourist Administration Director General, Chou Yung-Hui, confirmed plans to lift restrictions on Taiwanese travel groups just before the holiday next year. The ban on private arrangement of group tours to China has been in place since the Covid-19 pandemic, making this decision a significant move to enhance diplomatic relations between the two states. The MAC has also announced plans to restore cross-strait group tours, initially allowing 2,000 visitors per day from China. The lift on travel restrictions may come earlier than expected if China expresses goodwill to welcome tourists from across the Strait.

Premier Chen Chien-jen expresses disappointment at mainland China’s lack of response to Taiwan’s efforts to resume cross-strait tourism. Taiwan had hoped to lift the travel ban in the second half of this year but has not received a response.

The Mainland Affairs Council announced on Thursday (Nov. 3) that tourists from Hong Kong and Macao will be able to visit Taiwan via tour groups starting on November 7.