Chinese tourists to return to Taiwan’s outer islands in June after 3-year hiatus, lawmaker says
- Taiwanese legislator Chen Yu-jen, who represents Quemoy for the opposition Kuomintang party, has asked authorities to lift a ban on mainland Chinese travellers
- Taiwan has yet to lift a ban on mainland Chinese travellers which was imposed in early 2020 as part of its coronavirus prevention measures
Chinese tourists may start visiting parts of Taiwan again as early as next month after a three-year freeze, according to an opposition lawmaker whose constituency sits on a group of islands off the coast of mainland China.
Travellers from the southeastern province of Fujian would be allowed to reach the nearby outlying Taiwan-controlled islets of Penghu, Matsu and Quemoy, which is also known as Kinmen, Taiwanese legislator Chen Yu-jen told the Post.
Chen has asked Taiwan authorities to move forward with lifting a ban on mainland Chinese travellers that has been in place since early 2020.
The help from those tourists would be huge
“The help from those tourists would be huge,” said Chen, who represents Quemoy in the Taiwanese parliament for the opposition Kuomintang party.
“The restaurants, the guest houses, everyone has been missing these tourists for several years.”
Mainland officials barred Chinese citizens from independent travel to Taiwan in 2019, citing the state of overall bilateral relations, although group tours were still permitted.
