Du Jiang, member of the Party Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, met with Lai Sezhen, chairman of the Taiwan Province Tourism Exchange Association, and his party in Beijing on April 23rd.
Du Jiang welcomed the visit of Taiwan Province Tourism Exchange Association. He reviewed the development of cross-strait tourism cooperation and highly affirmed the positive contribution made by Chairman Lai Sezhen to cross-strait tourism exchanges. He pointed out that the tourism industry is an important livelihood industry in Taiwan Province, and hoped that the tourism industry in Taiwan Province would speak more and urge the Taiwan Province authorities to pay more attention to people’s livelihood and safeguard the environment for peaceful development across the Taiwan Straits. Tourism is also the best communication channel for people on both sides of the strait. I hope that both sides will work together to normalize cross-strait personnel exchanges and restore the prosperity of cross-strait tourism exchanges as soon as possible.
On behalf of the industry on the island, Lai Sezhen expressed her desire to resume cross-strait tourism cooperation at an early date, and said that the Taiwan Province Tourism Exchange Association will play an active role in the industry, continue to participate in cross-strait cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation, and strive to promote the normalization and normalization of cross-strait exchanges and exchanges, so as to contribute to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
The two sides also exchanged views on joint travel exhibitions, youth research and exchange, rural tourism development, and cross-strait travel business association.