Transport Minister Wang Guocai.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] Yesterday (25th) the small three-way link was opened for transit. Mandarin Airlines today (26th) made its maiden flight "Taipei Songshan-Mazu Nangan". The media asked Minister of Transport Wang Guocai whether the opening of transit would be further Bring more Chinese tourists to Taiwan?

Wang Guocai said that after transiting in China, passengers can take Huaxin or UNI flights to Taiwan for sightseeing, which will have a positive impact on the entire Matsu sightseeing.

However, we have not yet lifted the group ban on Chinese tourists, travel agencies are also prohibited from organizing groups to China, and independent travelers are not allowed to come to Taiwan by the Chinese government.

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As for when to reopen the "ban on missions" to China that has been in place for three years?

He said that yesterday welcomed the millionth international tourist this year, and he also welcomes Chinese visitors to Taiwan. Independent travel was banned in 2019, and group tourists were banned in 2020 due to the epidemic. Recently, China has reopened and people can visit more than 60 countries. However, Taiwan is not included. If there is goodwill from the other side, Taiwan will work hard to facilitate it. As for which Chinese airlines and the Ministry of Transport have applied for the resumption of flights, the Civil Aviation Administration needs to further compile.

15 destinations across the Taiwan Strait have resumed (Beijing, Shanghai Pudong and Hongqiao Airport, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Wuhan, Ningbo, Zhengzhou from March 10), and 13 more The waypoints are open to apply for charter flights. Although the waypoints are gradually opening up, I have not yet lifted the ban on Chinese passenger groups. The 60 countries that the Chinese government has piloted for group passengers to leave the country do not include Taiwan.