[HIGHLIGHTS] Calling for openness before the election and calling for Taiwan authorities to "ban group travel" on mainland China after the election provoked public outrage

The ban on group tours to the mainland, which was originally to be lifted in March, was suddenly blocked on the eve of the Spring Festival. Industry insiders said that this is obviously a political factor that reverses the cause and effect, and the forced squeeze out of legal sources for rationalization will only make the industry more angry.

Some people in the industry bluntly said that the Taiwan authorities' previous announcement of opening up in March was simply "vote cheating" and was preparing to take to the streets to protest on May 20.