Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct transport services

Source: Xinhua  |   2008-12-15  |     ONLINE EDITION

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THE Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct air, sea transport and postal services this morning, the latest step to further improve the once strained ties.

The move marks an end to the practice that air and sea transport as well as mail between the mainland and Taiwan had to go through a third place.

At 7:20 am, a mainland-based Shenzhen Airlines flight took off from the Shenzhen Airport for Taiwan. Forty minutes later, another mainland flight left Shanghai for the island.

Direct shipping transport and postal services across the Taiwan trait also started today.


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