China Considers Allowing More Tourist Groups To Visit Taiwan

China's culture and tourism ministry says it may soon allow more group visitors from certain regions to visit Taiwan.

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00:00China is preparing to let more of its residents travel here to Taiwan.

00:05Beijing's Culture and Tourism Ministry says it is considering letting residents of Fujian

00:09Province and Shanghai go on group tours here in the near future.

00:14Two-way tourism has largely been banned for several years, though China started allowing

00:17residents of the coastal city of Xiamen to travel to Taiwan's Jingmen and Matsu Islands

00:22last year.

00:23Taiwan's government has welcomed the announcement, but says it will need to see details before

00:27any concrete steps are taken.