A group of officials from Shanghai arrived in Taiwan on Saturday for the first visit to the island by Chinese politicians since 2020, as scores of activists gathered in protest.
"China get out," shouted some demonstrators outside Taipei's airport, holding signs reading "Taiwan, China, separate countries" in protest against Beijing's claim that self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory.
Taiwan reopened its border in October but still imposed tighter rules on Chinese citizens including barring tourists. Their host, the Taipei city government, said the group will tour a lantern festival celebrating the Lunar New Year as well as cultural facilities in a "low-key and simple" three-day visit.
"We are here to welcome a Communist Party politician from Shanghai. We want to welcome him to our free and democratic Taiwan, and hope he will learn what freedom and democracy are," Song Jen-he, 68, told AFP.
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