MAC reiterates ban on Chinese officialsCROSS-STRAIT VISITS: MAC officials said that Taiwan has expressed goodwill, but Beijing has dismissed whatever the government does as seeking independenceBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe government’s policy of banning top officials of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office from entering the country remains unchanged due to a persistent lack of goodwill from Beijing, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said yesterday. Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Chairman Liang Wen-chieh speaks at a press conference in Taipei yesterday. Any policy change would need goodwill from Beijing, Liang said. “We have been expressing goodwill and strive to protect the Republic of China (Taiwan) and our democratic way of living. We do not know where he is, but at the moment there is no indication that he is unsafe,” Liang said.

Source: Taipei Times February 26, 2026 17:15 UTC