Direct links to bring mainland, Taiwan compatriots closer: mainland official
17/12/2008 16:42
Direct air and sea shipping and postal services between the Chinese
mainland and Taiwan would bring people on both sides of the strait closer, a
mainland spokesman said today.
Direct routes would not only bring about
direct economic benefits, but make cross-Strait interaction easier, State
Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Li Weiyi said during a press
conference.
Cross-strait direct air and sea shipping and postal services
began Monday amid warming ties, ending a 59-year ban on such direct
routes.
Formerly, air and sea shipping and mail had to detour through Hong
Kong.
The "three direct links" came after the two sides signed a series of
landmark agreements last month in Taipei.
Xinhua
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