The Government's Mainland Policy and Related Important Measures Since May 20, 2008

1. Completion of negotiations on implementing cross-strait weekend charter flights and opening up tourism in Taiwan for the people of the Mainland Area (Completed cross-strait negotiations and signed an agreement on June 13, 2008; Implemented cross-strait weekend charter flights on July 4, 2008, with the first mainland Chinese tourist group starting a historic journey to Taiwan; Policy of allowing mainland Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan officially implemented on July 18, 2008)
2. Comprehensive lifting of restrictions on cross-strait travel by Taiwan personnel via the “Mini-Three-Links” (Implemented on June 19, 2008)
3. Allowing renminbi-NT dollar conversion business to be implemented in the Taiwan Area (Submitted to the Executive Yuan on June 26, 2008; implemented on June 30, 2008)
4. Adjusting and easing regulations governing cross-strait securities investment (Submitted to the Executive Yuan on June 26, 2007; Related legal and regulatory amendments to be promulgated later)
5. Allowing five mainland Chinese local media agencies to station reporters in Taiwan and resuming the stationing of reporters by the Xinhua News Agency and the People’s Daily in Taiwan to cover news events (Implemented on June 30, 2008)
6. Allowing county magistrates and city mayors to visit the Mainland Area for exchanges (Implemented on July 3, 2008)
7. Easing ratio restrictions on Mainland stock-related overseas investments made by funds (Submitted to the Executive Yuan on July 3, 2008; Related legal and regulatory amendments to be promulgated later)
8. Lifting the ceiling on Mainland-bound capital investment and streamlining the investment review process (Submitted to the Executive Yuan on July 17, 2008; Implemented on August 1, 2008)
9. Providing facilitation measures for the visit to Taiwan by Mainland professionals (Promulgated and implemented by the Ministry of the Interior on July 31, 2008)
10. Relaxing restrictions on public listing in Taiwan by overseas enterprises and appropriately allowing Mainland capital to invest in Taiwan's stock market (Implemented on July 31, 2008)
11. Promoting normalization of the "Mini-Three-Links" (Completion of related policy adjustment measures before Sept. 30, 2008; implementation of the regularized "Mini-Three-Links" in Penghu before mid-October 2008)