Xinhua News Agency reported that the measures encompass initiatives to restart cross-strait engagements, broaden market access, and strengthen political dialogue, although many are contingent on acceptance of Beijing’s stance against Taiwan’s independence.
This announcement was made after Cheng Li-wun, chair of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to address the importance of peace and harmony.
The 10 incentive measures include:
- Establishing a regular communication framework between China’s Communist Party and Taiwan’s opposition
- Promoting the full resumption of direct flights across the Taiwan Strait
- Permitting residents from Shanghai and Fujian to visit Taiwan
- Relaxing restrictions on Chinese tourists traveling to the island
- Facilitating the sale of Taiwanese food and agricultural goods in China
- Simplifying inspection criteria for food and fishery products
- Allowing Taiwanese TV dramas, documentaries, and animations to be shown in China
- Enhancing cultural and media exchanges, with stipulations on content
- Encouraging mechanisms for economic and trade collaboration
- Promoting a wider range of people-to-people interactions
According to Xinhua, media content will be permissible if it exhibits “correct orientation, positive themes, and high production standards,” while food-related provisions will depend on a political basis opposing Taiwanese independence.
There has been no immediate reply from Taiwan’s administration.
China continues to avoid engagement with President Lai Ching-te, whom it labels a separatist, while attempting to restore connections through the opposition and revive exchanges that have been disrupted in recent years.
