Oct 14 — At a routine press briefing, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen
Binhua said mainland cultural and tourism demand remained strong over the
National Day Golden Week, but Taiwan's tourism industry has lost mainland
visitors and is recovering slowly after what he described as deliberate
interference by the Democratic Progressive Party. Chen said the office has
consistently promoted people‑to‑people tourism exchanges, accused the DPP of
placing political interests above livelihoods and ignoring the appeals of Taiwan
tourism operators, and urged the DPP to remove measures blocking personnel
exchanges and tourism cooperation and restore mainland residents' travel to the
island; he warned continued obstruction would fuel growing opposition among
Taiwan residents.
