As reported by the China Post, “Taipei city government’s top publicity official, Yang Hsiao-tung, left for Beijing yesterday mainly to promote Taiwan tourism at the 2007 Beijing International Tourism Expo slated for June 21-23.Yang is expected to officiate at the opening of the Taiwan Pavilion at the expo, which will be showcasing tourism attractions in Taiwan.Yang is the first Taipei city official to visit Beijing since Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin assumed office early this year.In a brief interview with CNA at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport before his departure, Yang said he will join other private operators to promote Taiwan’s tourism attractions, including travel to hotspring resorts, at the expo and will promote ‘city exchanges’ between Taipei and Beijing, and other Chinese cities and countries from around the world.Yang, who also serves as a spokesman for Taipei City Hall, said the Taiwan Pavilion will be positioned independently at the expo — not in the domestic area nor in the international area — to avoid Taiwan from being ‘dwarfed.’.” Read more…