A delegation led by Li Xiaodong, deputy director of the Shanghai Taiwan Affairs Office, which is affiliated with the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, arrived in Taiwan on February 18. This is also the first time China has sent an official Taiwan working group to visit Taiwan three years after the outbreak. However, due to the fact that the itinerary of the Chinese delegation was not made public, and there were problems such as suspected temporary changes in activities, it aroused public criticism.
According to Taiwan Central News Agency, the delegation is expected to stay in Taiwan for 3 days, participate in the Taiwan Lantern Festival and conduct municipal exchanges with the Taipei City Government. Li Xiaodong and his party were originally scheduled to visit the Taipei Pop Music Center on Saturday afternoon and then visit the Taiwan Lantern Festival after dinner. However, the visiting group temporarily changed the itinerary and had dinner after visiting the Lantern Festival in advance, which caused a large number of media to miss out.
Taipei City Councilor Chen Yijun pointed out that Mayor Jiang Wanan claimed that the Shanghai delegation to Taipei was a “low-key, simple, and safe” itinerary. itinerary. City councilor Wang Xinyi also suggested that, with the consent of visitors, the city government can open municipal itineraries that do not affect the public for media filming, taking into account the needs of all parties.
Jiang Wanan told the media on Sunday that the Taipei City Government and the Mainland Affairs Council have reached a consensus that the main principles for receiving Chinese delegations are low-key, simple, and safe. Arrange the itinerary in principle.
In response to public dissatisfaction, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council also responded on Sunday, suggesting that the Taipei City Government should follow the principle of “openness and transparency” to explain the itinerary of the Shanghai delegation to the outside world.
Editor: He Ping
