China News Service, Beijing, September 11 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) The reporter learned from the Exit-Entry Administration of the People's Republic of China on the 11th that on September 20, 2020, the last batch of Taiwanese residents travel to and from the mainland (commonly known as "Taiwan Compatriot Pass" ) Is about to expire. All Taiwan residents who hold this Taiwanese Compatriot Card must renew an electronic card-type Taiwanese Compatriot Card or apply for a valid Taiwanese Compatriot Card to travel to and from the mainland.

　　The Taiwan Compatriot Permit is a legal travel document issued to Taiwan residents to travel to and from the mainland. With this permit, they can enter and leave the mainland and stay in the mainland legally.

Since its launch in May 1992, the Taiwan compatriot card has undergone three upgrades and revisions, and the anti-counterfeiting performance and social application level of the certificate have been continuously improved. As of 2019, more than 23 million copies have been issued to more than 11.6 million Taiwan compatriots.

Currently, the Taiwan compatriot card has been widely used in various fields of social life.

　　In order to facilitate cross-strait travel between Taiwan and Taiwan, the exit and entry management department of the public security organs has completely cancelled the endorsement policy for Taiwan compatriots from July 1, 2015. Taiwan compatriots can travel to and stay in the mainland with a valid Taiwan compatriot certificate.

In order to further improve the security of documents and the efficiency of port inspection, the exit and entry management department of the public security organs fully adopted the card-type electronic Taiwan compatriot card on September 26, 2015.

The new version of the electronic Taiwan compatriot card is designed and produced with mature technology and technology, and provides more convenient and efficient entry and exit services for Taiwan compatriots with the help of information technology.

According to statistics, from 2015 to 2019, a total of 29.37 million Taiwan residents came to the mainland. On average, nearly 350,000 Taiwanese residents travel, work, study and live in the mainland every day.

　　For more than 30 years, the entry and exit documents for Taiwan compatriots to and from the mainland have changed from a certificate to a document to a card, carrying a common historical memory, realizing the dream of returning home to the Taiwan compatriots, and also witnessing the blood relationship of the family on both sides of the strait. .

In order to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation and realize the spiritual harmony of compatriots, the exit and entry management department of the public security organs will take the improvement of the well-being of Taiwan compatriots as the starting point, simplifying the procedures for applying for certificates, broadening the channels for applying for certificates, improving the efficiency of customs clearance, optimizing residence management, and promoting the application of certificate facilitation. In terms of further satisfying the new needs and expectations of Taiwan compatriots, we will provide more high-quality services for Taiwan compatriots to come to the mainland for entrepreneurship, employment, study, tourism, and life.