Wang Guocai said that he believed that the waypoints on both sides of the strait would open up over time.

(Photo by reporter Ding Yi)

[Reporter Ding Yi/Report from Taipei] At present, there are only four direct flights between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Chengdu. Many Taiwanese businessmen still need to travel frequently. Are you concerned about when more destinations will be opened?

Minister of Transport Wang Guocai said that the opening up of the two sides of the strait is related to the MAC and national security, but he believes that with the improvement of the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic situation, the epidemic prevention policies on both sides of the strait will be gradually relaxed, and the waypoints will also be extended. Will be opened over time.

Wang Guocai pointed out that cross-strait relations are a very complicated issue, but in his personal judgment, the destinations and flights on both sides of the strait will gradually increase over time, and the Tourism Bureau estimates that there will be 6 million international tourists visiting Taiwan this year, of which 100 Ten thousand people are Lu Ke.

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Wang Guocai said that there are only four waypoints because the epidemic prevention policy is relatively easy to manage. He believes that the waypoints should be restored with the relaxation of the epidemic prevention policy. At present, some airlines also suggest that priority should be given to the restoration of Guangzhou, Nanjing and other waypoints.

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