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Taoyuan coach fire was a fire and accident that occurred in Taoyuan City, Taiwan on 19 July 2016 when a chartered coach carrying Taiwanese driver and tour guide and 24 tourists including 3 children from Liaoning, China, making their way home via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, caught fire and crashed into a barrier; killing the entire occupants on board, making it the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourists since the government passed a legislation allowing them to enter the country in 2008.

Following the 2008 election in which Ma Ying-jeou became of president, he enabled Mainlanders the right to visit Taiwan as tourists[1]


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  • Mishkin, Sarah (2012-08-30). "Chinese tourists boost Taiwan economy". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2016-07-22.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) -->

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