The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) says that the Taiwanese stranded in Wuhan, China returning to Taiwan is a win-win for both sides across the Taiwan Strait. The MAC is Taiwan’s top China policy-making body.
The first chartered flight carrying 247 Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan returned to Taiwan Monday night. Of them, five were immediately hospitalized and the rest will be kept in quarantine for two weeks.
On Tuesday, the MAC said it is pleased the two sides have been able to work together and give priority to the health of the people. The MAC called the cooperation a win-win situation for both sides.
Also on Tuesday, in a post on her Facebook page, President Tsai Ing-wen thanked China for offering assistance to help Taiwanese return home. Tsai said although the two sides across the Taiwan Strait hold different political views, human rights and humanitarianism should take priority over political factors in the face of the outbreak.