The "mini-three-links" route between Xiamen City of east China's Fujian Province and Kinmen County of China's Taiwan region is expected to handle more than 27,000 trips during the National Day holiday.
Services along this route, which were temporarily suspended prior to the holiday due to Typhoon Krathon, resumed on Friday morning.
The Xiamen-Kinmen route is part of the "mini-three-links," which is short for the direct trade, postal, and transport services between Fujian Province and Taiwan-administered Kinmen and Matsu islands. Known as "the golden passage" to connect the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region, the route accounts for over 95 percent of customs clearance in Fujian.
Following the reopening of the line, tourists expressed their delight in being able to enjoy the convenience.
"This is convenient. The 'mini-three-links' saves a lot of time," said Tung Tehui from Taiwan.
The National Day holiday started on Tuesday and will last until the coming Monday. Local authorities are predicting a surge in passengers in the rest days of the period.
To manage the arrival increase, Xiamen's customs station are providing additional guidance and expediting entry procedures to ensure safe and swift travels.
"The average daily passenger flow of the Xiamen-Kinmen 'mini-three-links' route should reach over 4,000, rising by 25 percent compared to September. To cope with the peak traffic, we are monitoring passenger flow in real time with digital technologies applied in customs inspection, and adjust staffing accordingly. We are also opening all our inspection channels to facilitate customs clearance and ensure quick and efficient travel," said Chen Jinlai, head of Xiamen's Gaoqi customs inspection station that oversees the route.
Xiamen-Kinmen mini-three-links expected to handle 27,000 trips during holiday
The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, held a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday afternoon, one day before its annual session.
The third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee is scheduled to run from March 4 to 10, Liu Jieyi, the session's spokesman, announced at the press conference.
According to Liu, more than 2,000 members will attend the annual session to provide advice on major national policies and key issues spanning economic, political, cultural, social, and ecological development.
The spokesman briefed the media on the National Committee of the CPPCC's achievements over the past year, as well as its goals for improving national development and people's livelihoods.
Noting that economic issues have always been a priority for the CPPCC in fulfilling its duties, Liu said the CPPCC National Committee has actively provided suggestions and insights on a range of major economic topics over the past year, contributing to economic recovery and progress through substantial and effective efforts.
He highlighted efforts over the past year to promote traditional culture, further open up the economy, integrate education with scientific progress, maintain global peace and stability, and advance green development.
The press conference brought together many journalists from outside the Chinese mainland, with several from Africa stating that they are covering the 'two sessions' to explore what insights their countries can gain from China's political system and its foreign policy agenda regarding Africa.
"I'm here to learn what is done here in China, and how, for example, what is told here can be reproduced in our countries, and to know the similarities and the differences we have in our politics," said Fatou Ndiaye, a journalist from Senegal.
"I'm looking forward to hearing what China has planned for the developing world in terms of Sino-African relations," said Brian Ngugi, a journalist from Kenya.
Alex McCutcheon, a journalist from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said he will focus on China's achievements and plans for sci-tech advancements and applications as he covers the annual session.
"Also, anything related to science and technology, anything that's going to help to improve the transformation from research results into actual real-life improvements on people's lives," he said.
The "two sessions" refer to the annual meetings of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and the CPPCC National Committee, which are scheduled to open on March 5 and March 4, respectively.
China’s top political advisory body holds media briefing ahead of annual session
