Palau President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. recently accepted an exclusive interview with Taiwanese media TVBS News. He said frankly that he is looking forward to restarting the "Taiwan and Palau Tourism Bubble". At the same time, he will be able to administer the new crown vaccine while offering fun and sightseeing. , But Taiwan has not yet agreed.
On July 22, it was reported that Palau had signed an administrative order to open it to people from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Hui Shuren was asked if he was under internal pressure to open the market to mainland China. He also admitted that "There is indeed some pressure" and that Palau should consider accepting tourists from mainland China. "But we know that your (Taiwan) The system is effective and we want to cooperate with you."
Palau President Hui Shuren will visit Taiwan in March 2021. The dinner will be toasted with Taiwan Executive President Su Zhenchang.
At that time, the Taiwan and Silk tourism bubble was a hot topic. It is expected that the epidemic in Taiwan will heat up in May, blocking the Taiwan and Silk tourism bubble.
The Palau side hopes that Taiwan will restart, but Taiwan has not yet approved it.
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Hui Shuren even told the media, "Since you haven't been vaccinated yet, we will try our best to help you get vaccinated to protect our people. At the same time, we will also protect you, (for tourists) Johnson & Johnson and Modena."; Taiwan The government sometimes hesitates because it doesn’t want to be someone who spread the virus to Palau. If it happens for any reason, Palau will not blame the Taiwanese. Palau’s current vaccine coverage rate is 70%. Palau is next Monthly will rush up to 80%.
In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan stated on the evening of July 23 local time that due to the outbreak of a community epidemic in Taiwan in mid-May, the Taiwan Central Epidemic Command Center raised the epidemic alert to the third level, based on the proper control of the Taiwan epidemic and the Palau For the medical energy of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia, the tourism bubble between the two countries has been temporarily suspended.
However, at present, almost all adults in Palau nationwide have completed the vaccination, and young people over 12 years old will also start vaccinating, and herd immunity can be achieved soon.
On the other hand, the epidemic situation in Taiwan has been properly controlled and stabilized. Palau President Hui Shuren very much hopes that Taiwan and the two countries will restart the tourism plan as soon as possible. The silk side maintains close communication.
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center announced on July 23 that it will lower the epidemic alert to the second level from July 27 to August 9, which will make the environment for restarting Taiwanese and Taiwanese tourism tourism even better. Mature.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is continuing to negotiate with the command center, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and other agencies and the industry, hoping to respond to Hui Shuren’s expectations and resume and promote the interaction between the tourism industry and people of the two countries as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan stated that the Palau government announced that it will reopen the entry of passengers with history of travel to China, Hong Kong, and Macao and transit history. This is because Palau has almost reached herd immunity. Following the opening of Taiwan and Guam routes, the country has gradually opened up its borders. The part of this link is not directly related to the sightseeing and travel arrangements between Taiwan and Taiwan.