Yu Zhengsheng (front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a meeting with a visiting Taiwanese delegation who came to attend the 7th Strait Forum in Xiamen, Fujian Province, June 13, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

XIAMEN - The Chinese mainland plans to remove the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said Sunday.

Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, announced the permit-free policy during a speech at the Straits Forum, as the annual event for cross-Strait grassroots exchanges opened in Xiamen in the southeastern province of Fujian.