In the wake of a typhoon that struck eastern Taiwan last week the nation has been transfixed by the fate of 21 tourists from mainland China who remain missing after their bus rolled off a narrow coastal road into the sea during the storm.
The incident comes at a time when the number Chinese visitors is exploding and some in the industry worry that any bad publicity could reduce the flow of mainlanders.
The accident is the most serious involving Chinese tourists in Taiwan since warming relations between the bitter enemies led to the lifting of tight restrictions on Chinese visitors to Taiwan two years ago and the resumption of direct flights across the 150km-wide Taiwan Straits.
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