国内英语资讯:China Focus: Mainland denounces Taiwans move to obstruct extra cross-Strait holiday flight
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obstruct">obstruct</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="deviation">deviation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="impairs">impairs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="get">get</span>-<span word="together">together</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compatriots">compatriots</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Xiaoguang">Xiaoguang</span>, <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="M">M</span>503 <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> 176 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Xiamen">Xiamen</span> <span word="Airlines">Airlines</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 50,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="Additional">Additional</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="irrelevant">irrelevant</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="penalized">penalized</span> <span word="Taiwanese">Taiwanese</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>," <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hostages">hostages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="compromised">compromised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="Taiwanese">Taiwanese</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>.</p>
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