From Reuters:
China on Sunday further eased travel to self-ruled Taiwan, an island it considers sovereign territory, in a further sign of revitalised trade and transit links between the two sides.
Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began in July in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could bring large numbers of mainland Chinese visitors to the island.
No such regular flights, aside from a few charters on select holidays, had flown since 1949, when defeated Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan after the Chinese civil war.
China has claimed sovereignty over the island since then and has vowed to bring it back under mainland rule, by force if necessary.
Now Chinese mainland residents with permits to travel to Taiwan will be able to travel to and from the Chinese islands of Kinmen and Matsu and the Taiwan-administered island of Penghu, Wang Yi, director of the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said.
Read also Chinese mainland issues new measures to ease cross-Strait travel by Xinhua.
