The Legislative Yuan will continue to conduct general policy inquiries today. Executive Premier Chen Jianren led the heads of various ministries and commissions to attend the inquiry.

(Photo by reporter Wang Qianhao)

[Reporter Wang Qianhao/Taipei Report] The Mainland Affairs Council announced that starting today (10th), 10 regular destinations for cross-strait air passenger transport will resume, and 13 destinations for charter flights will be opened for application.

The chairperson of the MAC, Chiu Tai-san, said today that cross-Strait relations must be jointly invested in order for the two sides to flourish. He hopes that exchanges and consultations between the two sides will be carried out on the basis of democratic reciprocity and peaceful dialogue, so that cross-Strait relations can be healthy and sustainable.

The Legislative Yuan will continue to conduct general policy inquiries today. Premier Chen Jianren led the heads of various ministries and commissions to attend the inquiry. Qiu Taisan accepted a joint interview with the media before entering the parliamentary venue. Regarding whether the restoration of the flight point will show goodwill to the other side, Qiu Taisan said that President Tsai often I mentioned once that maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait is a shared responsibility of both sides of the Strait, and President Tsai has also mentioned it in several announcements, as long as it is on the basis of democratic reciprocity and peaceful dialogue, he is willing to conduct exchanges and consultations with the other side of the Strait. .

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Asked by the media whether the resumption of the waypoint would reduce the recoil of President Tsai’s Palace in the United States, Qiu Taisan refuted, “I think this association is too sensitive.” Any cross-strait exchanges planned by the MAC will continue to advance. When President Tsai talked with him and Taiwanese businessmen on the 2nd, he informed the Taiwanese businessmen at that time that there are not only 16 waypoints, and the assessment is comprehensive, as long as the needs of the Chinese people are considered.

As for whether the restoration of the waypoint can represent the warmth of spring on both sides of the strait?

Qiu Taisan said that there is spring every year, and whether the flowers bloom or not requires the joint efforts of both parties.

Qiu called on the mainland not to think too much about politics. Looking back, the year before the presidential election was a year of political action in the mainland. I hope that the cross-strait exchanges will be healthy and sustainable. This is absolutely what people on both sides of the strait like.

Regarding cross-strait personnel exchanges, Qiu Taisan said that China's epidemic policy changed at the beginning of this year, and many quarantines were gradually opened up. Both sides are actively making follow-up promotions.

In addition, regarding the opening of Chinese tourists to Taiwan for sightseeing, Minister of Communications Wang Guocai said in an interview that the Ministry of Communications is very supportive of cross-strait tourism exchanges. As for when it will be a matter of course, there are many discussions in the middle, including discussions between the Mainland Affairs Council and the Ministry of Communications. We have already had a good start, and we will continue to develop from this starting point.

The chairperson of the MAC, Mrs. Chiu, is ready for inquiries.

(Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)