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BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) -- China's mainland
Friday pledged to offer more conveniences to Taiwan compatriots by facilitating
their cross-Straits trip, study and employment on the mainland.
This is another gesture of affinity of easing
tensions across the Taiwan Straits, following mainland's promises to present
Taiwan a pair of giant pandas, lift the ban for the mainland residents to travel
to the island and open its market wider to Taiwan's farm products.
Chen Yunlin, director of the Taiwan Work Office of
the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that the mainland
will further facilitate the entry and exit of Taiwan compatriots to and from the
mainland, cut tuition of students from Taiwan at mainland universities and ease
job terms on Taiwan compatriots who are willing to work on the mainland.
The travel convenience will include three points.
Firstly, to simplify the procedures of entry and exit of Taiwan compatriots to
and from the mainland as well as their residence application, said Chen, also
director of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office.
Those who stay in the mainland for more than one year
can be issued residence stamps valid for one to five years.
Taiwan compatriots who have such residence stamps
need no entry or exit stamps when they pass through mainland customs. Those who
have short stays on the mainland can be granted multiple entries valid for one
year.
Secondly, Fujian Provincial Public Security
Department will be authorized to issue one-year-valid multiple entries to the
compatriots from Jinmen, Mazu and Penghu.
Thirdly, The public security departments of Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province will be authorized to reissue "Taiwan Compatriot's Pass to the Mainland" to those who have lost their documents or whose documents expired.
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