Beijing disallows travel to Taiwan

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 01, 2019 12:15 am

BEIJING: China stepped up pressure on Taiwan on Wednesday as it announced the suspension of individual travel permits to the self-ruled democratic island “due to current cross-strait relations.”

A program had allowed Chinese citizens in 47 mainland cities to apply for permits to visit Taiwan on their own instead of visiting on group tours.

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