The 2017 Cross-Straits Economic and Trade Forum will be held in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Wednesday to promote cross-Straits trade. Wang Liaoping, president of the mainland-based Association for Economy and Trade Across the Taiwan Straits and Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of the Taipei-based Straits Exchange Foundation, will attend the event.
China announced and implemented on May 15 a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country's coastline.
China and Georgia are set to waive visa requirements for travelers starting May 28.
