China Taiwan Network, June 9th According to Taiwan's "United Daily News", Taiwan's borders are expected to be gradually unblocked after July. Taiwanese businessmen developing in the mainland are concerned about when the suspended routes across the Taiwan Strait can be restarted. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Spokesperson Qiu Chuizheng said, "We take this issue very seriously," but reiterated the same old tune and said that a comprehensive assessment is needed and if there are relevant developments, we will explain it to the public in a timely manner.
As the epidemic continues to spread on the island, and the epidemic prevention policy of "coexisting with the virus" has been chosen, in order to prevent the import of the epidemic, the mainland has stipulated that from May 30, stricter entry and exit epidemic prevention measures will be adopted. All inbound and outbound mainland flights on cross-strait routes , Passengers must present nucleic acid negative reports twice within 48 hours.
Regarding the resumption of cross-strait air passenger routes, Qiu Chuizheng did not give clear criteria, but only emphasized that factors such as travel demand, the overall epidemic situation, epidemic prevention energy, and cross-strait interactions must be considered. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council continues to conduct comprehensive assessments with relevant departments. If there are any relevant developments, they will be announced in due course.
As for the DPP authorities using the epidemic as an excuse to block exchanges and rights issues between the two sides, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has repeatedly expressed the hope that the DPP authorities will continue to do what is right and stop delaying and obstructing things.
It is reported that direct charter flights between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait began in 2008, and later developed into scheduled flights. Taiwan and the mainland have opened 10 and 61 direct air passenger destinations respectively, with 890 round-trip flights per week. However, since the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic After the outbreak, cross-strait flights currently fly directly from Taiwan to the mainland, with only four destinations operating: Beijing Capital Airport, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport, Shanghai Pudong Airport, and Xiamen Gaoqi Airport. (Editor/Zhang Ling Reviewer/Li Botao)
