Chinese tourism to Taiwan

China Aims to Frame DPP as Reluctant to Open Up Tours with Partial Resumption

Brian Hioe
China's Taiwan Affairs Office has announced that it is allowing for Chinese travel to resume– except that only tourists from Fujian would be allowed to travel to Taiwan and they would only be allowed to visit Matsu. On the other hand, China has made the resumption of group tours between Taiwan and China contingent on whether ferry travel between Taipei, Taichung, and China’s Pingtan County, as well as other ferry services, is allowed to take place. The Chinese government also called for the resumption of direct flights between Taiwan and 29 Chinese cities....
April 2024Cross StraitEnglishInternational5 min read

China Announces Ban on Individual Tours to Taiwan, Conducts Drills on Border with Hong Kong

Brian Hioe
Reports of unusual actions by the Chinese government aimed at affecting Hong Kong and Taiwan have emerged in the last day. First, the Chinese government announced that individual tours to Taiwan from 47 cities across China will come to a halt starting on August 1st. Second, reports have emerged of Chinese troops amassing on the border between Hong Kong and China, leading to fears that this could be an early sign of a PLA crackdown on Hong Kong. A report by the SCMP later stated that these were police by 190,000 Chinese police officers to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, not military drills, but the development has raised fears nonetheless...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements13 min read