[Explanation] Less than two months before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rabbit, seven Taiwanese investment enterprise associations in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Putian, Ningde, and Pingtan jointly issued a request for "We want to go home for the New Year", calling on the Taiwan authorities to act as soon as possible Promote the resumption of "miniature three links" passenger transport.
[Explanation] Lu Lili from Kinmen has worked and lived in Xiamen for many years. Before the epidemic, she often took the "small three links" passenger ship to and from Kinmen and Xiamen.
In an interview, Lu Lili said that because the child lives in Kinmen and needs to go back to take care of her, the "mini-three links" passenger service has been suspended for more than two years, which has caused great distress to herself.
[Concurrent] Taiwanese youth Lu Lili
It was just 20 or 30 minutes ago, so we (take) the boat at 8:00 am (to Xiamen), and then (take) the boat at 6:30 in the evening to go back (to Jinmen).
The current part is that we have to fly directly to Taiwan and then go back to Kinmen, and we have to stay in Taiwan for nine or eight days before going back to Kinmen, so it is very, very inconvenient for our time cost. .
[Explanation] The existing consultation mechanism of the "Mini Three Links" has been established and implemented smoothly since its opening in 2001. This mechanism is mainly participated by units such as cross-strait port affairs, terminals and shipping companies.
Relevant authorities in the mainland have never issued a notice to suspend voyages, and the operating certificates of passenger ships engaged in the "miniature three links" in the mainland are also within the validity period. Among the 9 passenger ships engaged in the "miniature three links" in Taiwan, 7 of the operating certificates are within the validity period.
[Same period] Wu Jiaying, executive vice president of the National Federation of Taiwanese Enterprises, president of the Xiamen Association of Taiwanese Investment Enterprises
In the past ten years, nearly 11 million compatriots on both sides of the strait have communicated through the "miniature three links", which is a very large number.
No matter whether it is our association or non-governmental organizations, they all vigorously call for the opening of the "miniature three links" (passenger transport) as soon as possible to facilitate the exchanges and exchanges between compatriots on both sides of the strait.
[Explanation] Wu Jiaying told a reporter from China News Agency that the "miniature three links" cargo shipping is now running normally, and all the conditions for passenger terminals and shipping ships are ready, and they can resume sailing at any time.
Due to the raging epidemic, many Taiwan compatriots have not returned to Taiwan for more than two years. The Spring Festival is the most important reunion festival. The direct flights between the two sides are insufficient and the air tickets are expensive. I hope that the Taiwan authorities will loosen the isolation, and the non-governmental organizations on both sides of the strait can use the consultation mechanism The launch of the "miniature three links" passenger route will make it no longer a long way for Taiwanese businessmen and compatriots to return home.
[Same period] Wu Jiaying, executive vice president of the National Federation of Taiwanese Enterprises, president of the Xiamen Association of Taiwanese Investment Enterprises
Shallow Bay, this kind of nostalgia, in fact, you see this kind of nostalgia, with the two sides of the strait so close, Kinmen compatriots have to take a plane to Taipei, and then take a plane from Taipei to Kinmen, so we look forward to the future It will take a few months to open this "small three links" (passenger routes) smoothly.
Reporter Li Siyuan reports from Xiamen, Fujian
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]