Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:59 am Post subject: China & Taiwan negotiate direct flights |
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Atimes.com
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The talks, suspended since the mid-1990s, are resuming as part of a dramatic warming in relations that began with the election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's president in March.
Ma and his Kuomintang party swept to power promising closer ties with China, following eight years of tensions across the straits as then Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian tried to steer the island closer toward independence. |
Right now, all PRC-Taiwan flights go through Hong Kong. All visas all processed there, as well.
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Except for national holidays, people wanting to travel the less than 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the mainland currently have to make a much longer journey with a stopover in Hong Kong.
Taiwan media reported that the two sides will Thursday discuss establishing 18 direct flights a week between China and Taiwan.
As many as 3,000 Chinese tourists would be allowed to fly to Taiwan a day, under the plans due to be discussed in Beijing that were first published in the Taiwanese press and carried again in China's state-run media on Thursday.
Taiwan is pushing for the first of these visitors to arrive on the island on July 4. |
What a great way to commemorate the Fourth of July this year! Flying from Shanghai to Taipei! |
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