The administrative department of Taiwan authorities announced that it will open the "0+7" plan for entry quarantine from October 13, and the ban on travel agencies will be lifted simultaneously, and the travel industry will be opened to travel groups abroad, as well as to receive travel groups to Taiwan. The nearly three years of stagnation have caused serious blows to Taiwan's tourism industry, and now we are finally looking forward to the day of opening up. However, Taiwan's transportation and tourism department said that although it is open to receiving foreign tourist groups, people from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau are still prohibited from traveling to Taiwan, and Taiwanese people cannot travel to the mainland in groups.
Taiwan's tourism industry is unblocked into two stages. The first stage starts from now on, and the total weekly entry control will be increased to 60,000 people; the second stage starts from October 13, and will open general social visits and sightseeing to non-visa-free countries and regions. Although the application for entry into Taiwan by mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao has also been relaxed, it is limited to visiting relatives and attending funerals, shipping company personnel and investment personnel in Taiwan. Entry control is still implemented for other personnel. After the news of
was released, Taiwanese tourism industry officials were excited. Many travel agencies immediately put overseas travel projects on the shelves simultaneously and launched various discount activities, hoping that Taiwan's tourism industry would recover. However, the Taiwan authorities banned mainland tourists from going to Taiwan, which made some travel agencies and media on the island very confused.
Taiwan media reported that during Ma Ying-jeou's administration, Taiwan was affected by the financial crisis. It was the mainland tourists who brought fresh water to the Taiwan economy and also drove the development of Taiwan's tourism industry. At the most, mainland and Hong Kong and Macao tourists accounted for more than half of the tourists to Taiwan, bringing dividends to the Taiwan economy. The tourism interoperability between Taiwan and the mainland brings not only tourists’ income, but also cross-strait economic and trade relations have also improved. Last year, Taiwan’s trade surplus with the mainland reached US$171.6 billion, but Taiwan’s foreign trade output exceeded US$65.2 billion. If the mainland market is lost, Taiwan’s economy will fall into trade and exceed .
Taiwan media also said that the mainland adheres to strict epidemic prevention policies and controls the number of confirmed cases in the region within double digits, but Japan has infected more than 50,000 people every day. The Taiwan authorities are not worried at all. They open their arms to welcome international tourists, but they alone keep the mainland from having good epidemic control measures. After thinking about it, I could not have thought of the reason why the authorities banned mainland tourists. The only explanation is political considerations.
It is worth mentioning that whether the Taiwan authorities allow mainland tourists to travel to Taiwan is not determined by the tourism department, but by the Mainland Affairs Council, and the Mainland Affairs Council's interference on the non-political level is no longer a new thing. After the outbreak of the epidemic, antigen testing reagents on the island are scarce. The mainland is worried about the health and safety of Taiwanese compatriots and expressed its willingness to provide assistance within its ability. However, the Mainland Affairs Council refused and said that the mainland wanted to engage in "cognitive warfare" and completely ignored the lives and death of the Taiwanese people. For the Taiwan authorities, political interests are the most important. Whether Taiwan's tourism industry recovers and whether Taiwan's economy develops is not within their considerations.
Regarding related matters, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said that the mainland has always believed that on the premise of doing a good job in epidemic prevention and control, personnel exchanges and exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait should return to normal, which is the common expectation of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan authorities have set restrictions on personnel in mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao, which is obviously a double standard. We hope that the Taiwan authorities will do more things that are conducive to cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, rather than trying every means to obstruct or restrict them.
The reason why cross-strait relations have developed into this current situation is that the DPP authorities are connecting with external forces and intend to divide Chinese territory. The cold cross-strait relations have already made Taiwan taste the bitter fruit. The DPP authorities and "Taiwan independence" separatists have acted against each other, which has long caused dissatisfaction among all parties. A few days ago, two major political parties on the island successively put pressure on Tsai Ing-wen, hoping that the Taiwan authorities can resume dialogue with the mainland. It can be seen from this that the resumption of exchanges and dialogue between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is already what everyone hopes for.
Taiwan "nine-in-one" election is coming soon, and the DPP's support rate has dropped sharply, which is already very telling. If the DPP authorities continue to conquer public opinion and ignore the will of the people, they will be demoted sooner or later.
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