China News Service Beijing, September 28 (Reporter Yang Chengchen) State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian pointed out in Beijing on the 28th that Taiwan plans to adjust entry control measures, including many restrictions on personnel in the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao. This is obviously a double standard, and it continues to obstruct mainland people from going to Taiwan.
On September 28, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference in Beijing. Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, pointed out at the press conference that Taiwan plans to adjust entry control measures, including many restrictions on personnel in mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao. This is obviously a double standard, and it continues to obstruct mainland people from going to Taiwan. Photo by Zhang Yu, China News Service
The DPP authorities recently announced that they are expected to implement the "0+7" epidemic prevention measures from mid-October. Kinmen , Mazu and Penghu officials and public opinion representatives then collectively appealed to the authorities, hoping to restore the "small three links" as soon as possible. At the regular press conference of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held on the 28th, Zhu Fenglian made the above statement when answering related questions.
She said that the "Miscellaneous Three Links" is the most important and convenient channel for exchanges between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially Fujian and Taiwan. Residents in both places hope to restore the "Miscellaneous Three Links" as soon as possible. We hope that the DPP authorities will do more things that are conducive to cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, rather than trying every means to obstruct, restrict and engage in political operations.
Taiwanese girl Lai Lai found the root search news of her ancestral home in Zhangzhou, Fujian through the help of netizens and relatives, and has attracted the attention of netizens on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. "The line that has been broken for more than 300 years and is connected instantly. This feeling is indeed very wonderful." Zhu Fenglian pointed out that being cautious in the end and chasing far and respecting the clan and harmonious family is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Since the long-term isolation of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was broken at the end of 1987, compatriots in Taiwan have returned to the mainland to seek their roots in various ways. In recent years, many Taiwanese youth have been willing to return to their ancestral homes in mainland China to seek their roots and ask their ancestors.
Zhu Fenglian emphasized that the root-seeking actions of the majority of Taiwanese compatriots show the most basic fact that compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have the same roots, the same language and the same species, and are a family connected by blood. Common national and cultural identity is an innate gene that can withstand the wind and frost of time, and no one or any strength can be changed. She welcomes Taiwanese compatriots, especially young friends, to "take a wonderful journey to find roots like Lai Lai."
According to statistics from the Ministry of Education, there were 38,200 students from mainland universities in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in the 2021 academic year. Zhu Fenglian introduced that in recent years, the number of Taiwanese students studying in mainland China has remained stable overall. Currently, there are about 12,000 Taiwanese students studying in mainland universities. There are two new characteristics of enrollment for Taiwan this year.
First, the mainland has optimized and adjusted the procedures for recruiting Taiwanese students with "academic test" results, and the number of admissions this year has increased by more than 20% compared with last year. The second is to provide a new path, that is, to recruit students from Taiwan with the first "unified test" score, and pilot work will be carried out in 13 undergraduate universities and 6 higher vocational colleges and .
A few days ago, a Taiwanese enterprise cadre working in Kunshan unfortunately died during Xiamen isolation. Zhu Fenglian introduced the relevant situation. According to the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr. Chen Xin died after being sent to the hospital on September 18 after being unable to be sent to the hospital. That night, his family rushed from Kunshan to Xiamen to handle the funeral, and the Taiwan Affairs Office of Xiamen provided necessary convenience and assistance. Health Station and Xinglin Hospital have fulfilled their rescue responsibilities, and the family members expressed their approval. (End)
