Mainland considering new policies that will benefit Taiwan residents
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THE Chinese mainland is considering a series of new policies applicable to Taiwan residents, ranging from access to public provident funds to better tourism services, a spokesman said yesterday.
The move is the latest in a number of efforts aimed at the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
Taiwan residents working on the mainland will be granted equal rights to housing provident funds to help them purchase homes and settle on the mainland, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, told a press conference.
Under current regulations, urban residents on the mainland, and their employers, pay a portion of their incomes into the housing provident fund to be eligible for low-interest housing loans. The fund can also be used for rent, renovations and major illnesses.
Ma said human resources authorities on the mainland are deliberating policies to give Taiwan people who live, work or study on the mainland access to social security.
Meanwhile, finance and education authorities are expected to provide Taiwan students on the mainland with more scholarships and better employment services, he said.
The National Tourism Administration asked tour companies to make travel more convenient for tourists from Taiwan and not to set any unusual restrictions for them, Ma said.
Banks on the mainland have revised or will adjust their policies to facilitate credit card applications for Taiwan residents, he said.
The mainland published a number of policies for Taiwan residents in May, including easier access to transport, employment, education and legal services.
Ma said the mainland hopes Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party administration will make wise decisions on issues related to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations.
“There is only one China in the world. It has been the universal consensus of international society to adhere to the one-China principle,” Ma said.
His remarks came after China and Panama signed a joint communique on Tuesday to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.
The signing marked Panama breaking off formal relations with Taiwan and its acceptance of the one-China principle.
From 2008 to May 20, 2016, both sides across the Taiwan Strait, acting on the common political foundation of adhering to the 1992 Consensus and opposing Taiwan independence, embarked on the path of peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, Ma said.
However, the political foundation for peaceful development of relations has been damaged since the DPP administration took office in May last year as the DPP refused to adhere to the 1992 Consensus, he said.
“It is clear who is changing the status quo of cross-Strait relations and who lacks sincerity to pursue the path of peaceful development,” Ma said.
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