The World - News from Jan. 5, 1986

The Taiwanese government said that it will continue to bar its citizens from visiting China, although many have made trips there. A Cabinet statement reiterating the ban followed a motion in Parliament asking the Nationalist government to clarify its policy since thousands of Taiwanese travel to China every year through Hong Kong or Japan. The statement said Taiwan, which is still technically at war with China, will suspend the passports of any citizens who visit the mainland.