China, Taiwan to open cross-strait tourism offices

The move comes as government statistics showed Taiwan has become more popular among Chinese tourists than the Japanese, for long the island's top visitors, in the first three months to March.

The Taiwan Strait Tourism Association, authorised by the island's top government tourism body, is scheduled to open an office in Beijing on May 4, the state Central News Agency said.

Meanwhile Shao Qiwei, the head of the China National Tourism Administration and the Cross-Strait Tourism Association (CSTA), will launch a Taipei office on May 7.

They will be the first semi-official representative offices to be set up by the two sides since 1949.

Wen Liu, the spokesman for Taiwan's tourism association, said preparations for the inauguration of the Beijing office were nearly complete.

“All we need is the final confirmation,” he said.

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