BEIJING: China's tourism ministry said on Friday (Jan 17) that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move. China and Taiwan have argued since the end of COVID-19 about when and how tourists from China could resume visiting the island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory. Taipei strongly rejects China's sovereignty claims. Both sides have blamed the other for travel not fully

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