The Association for Tourism Exchange Across the Taiwan Straits (ATETS; ) is a semi-official

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of the

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handling tourism-related affairs. Its counterpart body in

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by the

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is the Taiwan Strait Tourism Association. The CSTEA office is located in Ruentex Tower at Daan District,

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Opening

The official opening ceremony of CSTEA in Taiwan was held at the

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on 7 May 2010. The ceremony was attended by people from both sides of the

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, President of CSTEA, represented

and served as both of the main speaker and master of ceremonies during the banquet. Kao Koong-lian, Vice Chairperson of

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, and

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, Director-General of the

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of the ROC Ministry of Transportation and Communications and Chairperson of Taiwan Strait Tourism Association were also present during the ceremony.

Tasks

The main tasks of CSTEA are: * Consulting in tourism-related affairs * Facilitating communications * Handling disputes * Promoting cross-strait tourism

Transportation

The office is accessible within walking distance southeast from Daan Station of the

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* Organizations established in 2010 2010 establishments in Taiwan Organizations based in Taipei Tourism agencies in China Tourism in China Tourism in Taiwan Cross-strait relations {{Taiwan-org-stub

Opening

Tasks

Transportation

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