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Relations between Taipei and Beijing remain fraught but the head of Taiwan’s top China policy body did not say in a circulating interview clip that he did not want Chinese tourists visiting the island. The false posts shared part of a longer interview that actually shows he was repeating the opinion of some Taiwanese residents and not his personal view. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said it welcomes Chinese tourists after Beijing announced it would resume some group tours to the island in the near future.<\/h3>\n

The 14-second clip<\/a> of Chiu Chui-cheng, head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) was shared on Weibo on December 30, 2024. The MAC manages China-related issues.<\/p>\n

He can be heard saying: “We do not hope for huge numbers of Chinese tourists, it will lower the quality of tourism and cause chaos. Chinese tourists are part of low-priced tours that cause our high-quality tourism industry to disappear. Would they use Chinese tourists to punish Taiwan.”<\/p>\n

The simplified Chinese post repeats his statement, adding: “Taiwan does not need Chinese tourists, it only needs, and will only understand, China’s missiles.”<\/p>\n

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