Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it helped some 200 mainland Chinese tourists return home earlier this week after they were stranded in the Pacific island country of Palau due to flight cancellations.
The tourists, scheduled to leave Palau on Oct. 23, were stranded on the island because their flight was canceled due to mechanical problems, the ministry said.
As Palau has diplomatic ties with Taiwan but not China, the tourists sought help from the Taiwan embassy there on Oct. 25, according to the ministry.
Based on humanitarian considerations, the embassy helped all 200 tourists return home, said ministry spokeswoman Anna Kao.