China offers incentives to Taiwan following opposition leader’s visit

BEIJING, China – China on Sunday, April 12, unveiled 10 new incentive measures for Taiwan, including easing tourist curbs, allowing in “healthy” television dramas and facilitating food sales, following a visit by the island’s opposition leader. The move comes at the end of a trip to China by Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party. She met Chinese President Xi Jinping and talked about the need for peace and reconciliation. The 10 measures, unveiled by the official Xinhua news agency, “explore” the establishment of a regular communication mechanism between the KMT and China’s Communist Party, the…