Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Kao Koong-lian on Saturday expressed his condolences to the two tourists from the Chinese mainland who were killed in a crane crash accident in Taipei.
He said he was sorry that the accident in Taipei led to casualties of mainland tourists.
"I feel very sorry and would like to send condolences to their families," he said at a meeting with his mainland counterpart Zheng Lizhong, deputy chief of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).
The tragedy was "pure accident," he said, adding that he believed it should not influence the cross-Straits relations.
The Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed a landmark agreement last June to allow mainland tourists to travel in Taiwan from July last year.
"At the beginning, the number of mainland tourists traveling to Taiwan fell short of our expectations," he said. "But it has been increasing fast this year."
By April 16, more than 203,000 Chinese mainland tourists visited Taiwan, according to the National Tourism Administration.
Two tourists from the Chinese mainland were killed and at least three others injured in a crane crash accident in Taipei on Friday.
Primary investigation showed the crane suddenly fell when a construction company was removing the arms of a tower crane.
Source:Xinhua
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