Cross-Straits holiday rush runs smoothly

The mainland is making every effort to ensure that Taiwan compatriots living on the mainland are able to return home for Chinese New Year during the Spring Festival travel rush, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on Wednesday.

Fujian province, where many Taiwan compatriots live and also an important transit point for Taiwan compatriots on the mainland to return home, has made extra efforts to facilitate the travel rush across the Straits.

Sea passenger transport between Fujian and Taiwan during the holiday is expected to carry 220,000 people, up 3 percent year-on-year, according to the Taiwan Affairs Office.