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1st LD: Mainland to lift entry-permit requirement for Taiwan residents

Xinhua, June 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Chinese mainland plans to remove the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said Sunday.

Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks during a speech at the seventh Straits Forum, as the largest annual event for cross-Strait grassroots exchanges opened in Xiamen in the southeastern province of Fujian.

Currently, Taiwan residents must apply for a visa-like entry permit for visiting the mainland.

The plan to offer the permit-free policy was announced as Yu promised to "continue to create better conditions for cross-Straits exchanges."

Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, will also be made into a card, Yu said. The document also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland. Endi