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Mainland, Taiwan to launch pilot individual travel program
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June 12, 2011, Sunday
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The Chinese mainland and Taiwan will launch on June 28 a pilot travel program that will allow mainlanders to visit Taiwan individually, Wang Yi, director of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, announced the plan at the ongoing third Straits Forum today.
The third Straits Forum, the largest ever grassroots mainland-Taiwan exchange platform, opened in the mainland's coastal city of Xiamen yesterday.
Wang said the program will cover residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen in southeastern Fujian Province at its first stage.
The two sides also agreed to give the green light to Fujian residents for their individual travels to Taiwan's Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu.
Another announcement was also made today that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will increase the number of cross-Strait passenger flights by more than 50 percent to 558 per week.
Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a keynote speech today at the forum.
Jia said the mainland and Taiwan should consolidate the political foundation for peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Only when cross-Strait relations are stabilized, the shared political foundation for opposing "Taiwan independence" and sticking to the 1992 Consensus is cemented, and various disturbing factors are expelled, can the two sides see their relations develop in a correct direction, said Jia.
The third Straits Forum, the largest ever grassroots mainland-Taiwan exchange platform, opened in the mainland's coastal city of Xiamen yesterday.
Wang said the program will cover residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen in southeastern Fujian Province at its first stage.
The two sides also agreed to give the green light to Fujian residents for their individual travels to Taiwan's Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu.
Another announcement was also made today that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan will increase the number of cross-Strait passenger flights by more than 50 percent to 558 per week.
Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a keynote speech today at the forum.
Jia said the mainland and Taiwan should consolidate the political foundation for peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Only when cross-Strait relations are stabilized, the shared political foundation for opposing "Taiwan independence" and sticking to the 1992 Consensus is cemented, and various disturbing factors are expelled, can the two sides see their relations develop in a correct direction, said Jia.
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