Killed 24 tourists from China, as well as driver and guide.
The bus with tourists from China crashed into a guardrail on Expressway in close proximity to Taoyuan airport in Taiwan.
In the ensuing fire killed 26 people – 24 tourist from China, as well as the driver and guide.
Taiwan is considered in China as one of the most popular tourist destinations. In January the Chinese Department of tourism reported that last year Taiwan was visited by about 3.5 million Chinese.
China considers Taiwan part of its territory. From mainland China to the island of aimed hundreds of missiles. However, in recent years, among them there are ties at the informal level. Beijing and Taiwan also have close economic partnership: about 40% of Taiwanese exports go to mainland China.
