On the morning of October 16, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Reporter: During the “Eleventh” holiday, group and individual tours of mainland residents to Kinmen resumed, making the Kinmen Customs Clearance Building bustling again and was warmly welcomed by the local people. Please describe the situation. Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Chen Binhua: Since the resumption of processing travel endorsements for mainland residents to Kinmen, the market has responded enthusiastically. According to reports, thousands of mainland people have applied for travel permits to Kinmen. During the “Eleventh” holiday period, the “Xiaosantong” route in Xiamen was suspended due to the typhoon. After the resumption of flights on October 4, a 120-person tour group departed from Xiamen to Kinmen on the 5th, and was warmly welcomed by the local people. These all show that compatriots on both sides of the Strait are eagerly looking forward to strengthening exchanges. The DPP authorities should lift the unpopular “ban on groups” as soon as possible to create conditions for cross-strait tourism to resume.

On the morning of October 16, the Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference. Reporter: During the “Eleventh” holiday, group and individual tours of mainland residents to Kinmen resumed, making the Kinmen Customs Clearance Building bustling again and was warmly welcomed by the local people. Please describe the situation. Taiwan Affairs Office Spokesman Chen Binhua: Since the resumption of processing travel endorsements for mainland residents to Kinmen, the market has responded enthusiastically. According to reports, thousands of mainland people have applied for travel permits to Kinmen. During the “Eleventh” holiday period, the “Xiaosantong” route in Xiamen was suspended due to the typhoon. After the resumption of flights on October 4, a 120-person tour group departed from Xiamen to Kinmen on the 5th, and was warmly welcomed by the local people. These all show that compatriots on both sides of the Strait are eagerly looking forward to strengthening exchanges. The DPP authorities should lift the unpopular “ban on groups” as soon as possible to create conditions for cross-strait tourism to resume.