China said Friday it would restart some group tours to Taiwan “in the near future”, a boost to a travel industry still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. The culture and tourism ministry said residents of Shanghai and the southeastern province of Fujian — which lies just across the strait from Taiwan — would be able to travel to the self-ruled island, without giving a specific timeline.China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with it one day. In recent years, Beijing has sought to diplomatically isolate Taipei and ramped up military pressure by staging major drills around the island.
Leaders from both sides have maintained restrictions on…


































