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Mainland working on promises to Taiwan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-06-15 13:48 The Chinese mainland will soon issue measures to further facilitate the entry
and exit of Taiwan compatriots, employment of Taiwan compatriots and academic
pursuits of Taiwan students on the mainland, a mainland official said in Beijing
Wednesday.
"These measures are included in our solemn promises to Taiwan compatriots.
We'll consciously carry them out," said He Zhijun, a senior official of the
Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a regular press conference.
He was referring to some of the major contents on expanding exchanges across
the Taiwan Straits in the communiques issued after the talks between General
Secretary Hu Jintao of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and top
leaders of Taiwan's two biggest opposition parties in May.
According to the official, the mainland has nearly completed the drafting of
measures on simplifying the entry and exit of Taiwan compatriots and loosening
criterion for the employment of Taiwan compatriots. The measures for the same
school fees for bothTaiwan and mainland students and for scholarships for Taiwan
students would be worked out soon.
By the end of 2004, a total of 33.88 million Taiwan people had visited the
mainland. More than 1 million mainland people had visited Taiwan.
He said the mainland has been consistently promoting cross-Strait personnel
exchange and exchanges in various fields. The mainland is always ready to do
anything beneficial to Taiwan compatriots and the development of cross-Strait
relations, and "will do them well."
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