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Bangkok Post – Taiwan axes tour group travel to mainland China, blames lack of goodwill from Beijing

Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te, of the Democratic Progressive Party’s gestures as he attends a rally in Taipei on Jan 13, 2004. He as frustrated China, which has labelled him a “troublemaker” for his stance on independence. (Photo: Reuters)

HONG KONG: Taiwan has suspended a plan to allow local agencies to organise tour groups to mainland China after the Lunar New Year holiday, citing a failure by Beijing to reciprocate the goodwill gesture.

The Tourism Administration, under the Ministry of Transport, told travel tour agencies to stop organising the tour groups on Wednesday.

The administration said…

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