Journalists begin 9-day visit to Gansu

During interviews, there is exchange and mutual learning between the news industry on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which helps to improve overall standards, Chen said.

He said that he participated in the exchange twice in the past as a journalist for Xinhua News Agency before he joined the Taiwan Affairs Office, and had made good friends with journalists from Taiwan.

"I hope that during this trip, there will be more communication and that everyone will become good friends," he said.