Taiwan travel agencies orders immediate halt to China tours

Taiwan's Tourism Administration announced on Wednesday its decision to uphold a three-year ban on Taiwanese tour groups travelling to China, citing Beijing's failure to reciprocate by sending Chinese group tourists as reported by Central News Agency Taiwan. This decision marks a departure from the November 2023 resolution, which allowed local travel agencies to begin arranging trip schedules for tour groups to China starting March 1, 2024, as reported by Central News Agency.