12月27日，由國務院臺灣事務辦公室制定的《北京奧運會及其籌備期間臺灣記者在祖國大陸采訪規定》正式頒布，從2007年1月1日起開始實行。與早前公布的北京奧運期間外國記者規定原則一致，將放寬對臺灣記者的采訪限制，為其在大陸采訪提供進一步的便利。

Li Weiyi, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

The Chinese mainland issued a set of regulations on Wednesday, lifting restrictions on the activities of Taiwan journalists in the run-up to and during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The regulations, issued by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, will come into force on Jan. 1, 2007, and expire on Oct. 17, 2008.

Similar regulations have already been issued for foreign journalists reporting on the 2008 Olympics.

Under the new regulations, Taiwan journalists who hold valid Olympic accreditation cards and passes are entitled to multiple entries.

Taiwan journalists are no longer required to apply to provincial authorities for permission to report in areas under their jurisdiction, but need only obtain prior consent of the organizations or individuals they want to interview.

The new regulations have simplified the customs procedures for reporting equipment brought by Taiwan journalists into the mainland by canceling the requirement of an guarantee letter provided by the All-China Journalists Association or local Taiwan affairs offices.

The regulations said that Taiwan journalists may also, through relevant service organizations, hire mainland citizens to assist them in their reporting activities.
Taiwan journalists are also allowed, on a temporary basis, to bring in, install and use radio communication equipment after completing the required application and approval procedures, the regulations said.

Li Weiyi, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said the new regulations were "in line with the common practice of the Olympic Games and would offer more convenience to Taiwan journalists".

"Our attitude towards cross-Straits exchanges are open and positive," Li told a press briefing.

Meanwhile, the official also urged Taiwan authorities to lift a ban that forbids two leading mainland news organizations, People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency, to station reporters in Taiwan.


（南開大學通訊員 孫偉王樂迪投稿）

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