Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/03/06
By: Feng Shao-fu and Emerson Lim
Image taken from Pixabay
Taipei, March 6 (CNA) The Lienchiang, Mainland-Lienchiang, Matsu Cross-Strait Matters Forum was held in Matsu on Tuesday to discuss issues of interest to both sides, particularly sea transportation.
Lienchiang, originally a county in Fujian Province, was split during the Chinese civil war (1927-1950), with the Republic of China retaining the Matsu archipelago, while the People’s Republic of China took control of the mainland area of the county.
At the forum, Liu Tseng-ying (劉增應), magistrate of the Matsu side of Lienchiang County, said convenient transportation is fundamental to economic and trade development.
Therefore, both sides should work to increase the ferry service between them from two trips to four daily with the goal of attracting 200,000 Chinese tourists per year to Matsu, he said. [FULL STORY]