Beijing to lift ban on travel to Taiwan

From Xinhuanet:

Relevant departments of the Chinese mainland will soon allow mainland residents to tour in Taiwan, according to an announcement made here Tuesday morning by Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Work Office of CPC Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

Removal of the ban for mainland residents to travel to Taiwan will not just expand people-to-people contacts between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, but is conducive to boosting Taiwan’s tourism, food and beverage and other related industries and will bring concrete benefits to the general public in Taiwan as well, said Chen.