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China/ Politics

Taiwan may try to tempt mainland Chinese tourists with longer-stay visas as visitor numbers take hit from strained ties

Island’s travel industry worried by falling income since the election victory of President Tsai Ing-wen of independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party

Tourism-industry workers shout slogans during a march in Taipei calling on President Tsai Ing-wen’s government to take steps to help their businesses on September 13, 2016. Photo: AP

Tourism authorities in Taiwan might propose extending the maximum stay of mainland visitors as worsening cross-strait ties continue to hurt the island’s tourism sector, Central News Agency reported yesterday.

People working in the tourism industry had been urging the government to allow mainland travellers coming under the Individual Visit Scheme to stay for as long as 30 days, the report said.