Taiwan poll may cause a decrease in visitors
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TOURISTS from the Chinese mainland are being put off visiting Taiwan because of the “highly politicized” atmosphere on the island ahead of January’s elections, a government spokesman said yesterday.
Mainland tourists have flocked to Taiwan since landmark economic deals were signed in 2008 as part of a thaw in ties across the Taiwan Strait, but Taiwan media have reported the mainland will slash the number of tourists it allows to visit in the run-up to the poll.
Asked if this was the case, An Fengshan, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said Taiwan was in a “special and sensitive time” and implied tourists might be in danger if they visited during the election.
“The atmosphere has been highly politicized. Mainland tour groups will consider their own interests,” he told a news briefing that was broadcast live on television.
“Looking at previous situations, these kinds of things have various levels of effect on the desire of tourists to visit Taiwan,” he said.
The mainland hopes for the stable development of tourism to Taiwan and that tourists’ rights are “guaranteed,” An said.
Taiwan has said that the mainland will not radically cut the number of tourists it allows around election time, but admits there might be some impact.
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