Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/27
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Y.F. Low

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Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Saturday that the number of Chinese nationals who travel independently to Taiwan has continued to increase, dismissing concerns that visitors from China have declined since her inauguration.

In an TV interview marking her first 100 days in office, Tsai said the cross-Taiwan Strait tourism that is dominated by group travel has reached a point where structural transformation is needed, and a possible way to do so is encouraging independent travel.

“During this period, independent travelers from China have not decreased but have increased,” she said.

Also during the interview, the president was asked to comment on an incident occurring last month in which the locally developed Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile was launched by mistake from a Chinchiang-class corvette during a simulated test in Kaohsiung.     [FULL  STORY]