Taiwan Relaxes Restriction on Mainlanders' VisitThe "Legislative Yuan" of Taiwan Province approved an amendment to some articles of the "regulations on the relations between people of the regions of Taiwan and the mainland".According to the revised document, control is relaxed for Chinese mainlanders to go to Taiwan Island for business and sightseeing or to take up posts at universities, research institutes and social organizations. Besides, it also stipulates that spouses from the mainland can get work permits after application for residence in Taiwan and the Taiwanese who have lived in the mainland for over four years can restore their residences in Taiwan. Defying the opposition of the administrative department and the Democratic Progressive Party, the "Legislative Yuan" decided to open exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits and approved the plan of the "Mainland Affairs Council" which permits mainland spouses to work in Taiwan and mainlanders to travel to the island for business and tourism. Since an increasing number of Taiwanese are coming to live in the mainland, it was decided to delete the regulation that the Taiwanese who have lived in the mainland for over four years are to be seen as the mainland people. Despite the strong opposition from the Democratic Progressive Party, the resolution was finally passed at the "Legislative Yuan". By PD Online staff Deng Gang |
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