Mainland China to Resume Group Tours to Taiwan, Promoting Cross-Straits Exchanges and Cooperation

Mainland China to Resume Group Tours to Taiwan

The Chinese mainland will soon resume group tour services for residents of Fujian and Shanghai to Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) on Friday. This decision reflects the common desire of people in the Taiwan region for peace, development, communication, and cooperation, and the mainland supports and welcomes this initiative.

The plan for resuming group tour services is to further promote the normalization of cross-Straits people-to-people exchanges and the regularization of exchanges in various fields. This is in response to the strong expectations of the grassroots population and the tourism industry in the island of Taiwan, as well as to enhance the welfare and interests of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.

Relevant preparations are underway, and it is hoped that the tourism industries on both sides will strengthen communication and coordination, providing high-quality services and products for group tours to Taiwan island for mainland residents.

This decision is a concrete measure addressing the shared aspirations of people on both sides of the Straits to enhance exchanges. The mainland hopes that the island's Democratic Progressive Party authorities would acknowledge mainstream public opinion and the voices of the industry in the Taiwan region, promptly lift the "ban on group tours," remove travel warnings for people from the Taiwan island visiting the mainland, and fully restore cross-Straits direct passenger flights and destinations. This would create favorable conditions for personnel exchanges and cross-Straits interactions in various fields.