The State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office said at a regular briefing that the
Taiwan Industrial Association’s 2026 white paper, themed “Confident and Steady:
Building a New Phase of Cross‑Strait Development,” calls for simplified vetting
of mainland professionals visiting Taiwan and urges faster improvement of
mainland visitor application procedures. Spokesperson Zhang Han said frequent,
orderly cross‑strait business and people‑to‑people exchanges are popular and a
prevailing trend; the office said it has long promoted cross‑strait cooperation
and taken measures to ease travel. The office urged the DPP authorities to heed
industry appeals and remove what it described as unreasonable restrictions that
impede cross‑strait exchanges and integration.
