China's central government has urged the Taiwan authorities to remove obstacles for the restoration of normal cross-strait tourism exchanges and cooperation as soon as possible, according to a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
The spokesman Chen Binhua made the remarks in Beijing on Thursday in response to a question regarding Wednesday's announcement by China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism that the travel for Shanghai residents to Kinmen and Matsu will be resumed soon.
The move is intended to further normalize cross-Strait people-to-people exchanges and make exchanges across various fields a regular practice, while responding to the strong expectations of Taiwan residents and the tourism industry, and enhance the well-being of people on both sides of the Strait, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Chen said the announcement has been well received by people across various walks of life in Taiwan.
"This is a concrete measure to normalize cross-Strait tourism exchanges and cooperation, and to expand cross-Strait interactions. The tourism industry in Taiwan and other sectors have spoken highly of this move. We hope that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities will prioritize the well-being of Taiwan compatriots, promptly lifting various deliberately imposed restrictions and bans, in order to remove obstacles for the restoration of normal cross-strait tourism exchanges and cooperation," said Chen.
Central gov't urges Taiwan authorities to remove obstacles for restoring normal cross-strait exchanges
Top political advisor Wang Huning met with Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, special envoy of the Communist Party and government of Cuba, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and the foreign minister of Cuba, in Beijing on Thursday.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), recalled that the two meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in 2025 drew a blueprint for a closer China-Cuba community of shared future. China will continue to firmly support Cuba's just struggle against foreign interference and jointly uphold the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, he added.
Wang expressed the belief that the Communist Party of Cuba will overcome difficulties and lead the Cuban people to make new achievements on the path of socialist construction, and the CPPCC stands ready to deepen friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
For his part, Rodriguez said that China is a key force for maintaining world peace and represents hope for the Global South. He thanked China for its selfless assistance to Cuba and expressed Cuba's willingness to work together with China to implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, continuously enhance bilateral relations and jointly defend international fairness and justice.
China's top political advisor meets special envoy of Communist Party, government of Cuba
