State Council Taiwan Affairs Office: Actively support the resumption of Shanghai residents traveling to Kinmen to visit Matsu.

Question: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced today that it will soon resume Shanghai residents' trips to Kinmen and Matsu. What is the spokesman's comment on this? The mainland has always upheld the concept of "One Family on Both Sides of the Taiwan Strait", consistently supporting the normalization of exchanges between people from both sides and the normalization of exchanges in various fields, for the benefit and well-being of Taiwanese compatriots. The announcement by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to resume trips to Kinmen and Matsu for Shanghai residents is a practical measure in response to the eager expectations of both sides for enhanced exchanges and interactions. It also responds to the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan for peace, development, communication, and cooperation, which we actively support and are happy to see. We hope that the Democratic Progressive Party authorities will take heed of the mainstream public opinion and industry calls in Taiwan, remove obstacles and restrictions on exchanges and cooperation between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and promptly resume mainland residents' trips to Taiwan.