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The "mainland committee" of the Taiwan Authorities recently said they
will allow mainland tourists to visit the island province on an
experimental base, according to Taiwan-based media.
At first, a number of mainland cities will be selected as candidate
areas whose residents will be allowed to make the visit in Taiwan.
Fujian Province, neighboring Taiwan across the
straits, is excluded
from the candidate, for the time being, due to a "high escape rate" of its
visitors.
The committee plans to accept 1,000 mainland tourists a day.
The two sides may begin talks on the issue within this year, an
official with the committee said Friday.
On May 20, Zhang Jianzhong, spokesman of the National Tourism
Administration, held a press briefing, urging the Taiwan Authorities to
authorize some non-government tourist agency in the province to talk with
the mainland's China Tourism Association.
(Xinhua) | 
Updated: 2005-05-30 10:31
