Both sides were at ease to take no notice of the pungent disputes that lie at the nucleus of their divide for the sake of commerce, inking agreements on non-stop flights across the Taiwan Strait 
and straight shipping links that will considerably slash costs. Mr Chen and Mr Chiang, who stand for quasigovernmental departments in charge of cross-Strait interactions, settled on tripling the number of non-stop charter flights from 36 a week to 108, and to expand service to 16 more cities in China. They also approved to open up supplementary air and sea cargo courses, extend postal links and lend a hand on food hygiene issues.
“His trip is a significant step forward for the tempestuous cross-strait relationship. So far, wisdom has prevailed and the leadership in both capitals has seized the opportunity to build a more stable and mutually beneficial relationship. While progress has been made, future gains are not guaranteed and recent accomplishments can be reversed,” said Bonnie Glaser, senior associate at Centre for Strategic and International Studies, while speaking to TSI.
Military tensions between the two neighbours have soared since 1949 as the “Nationalists” led by Chiang Kai-shek, routed by Communists in the Chinese civil, escaped to Taiwan. Beijing has ever since maintained that Taiwan is a turncoat territory, to be brought under Chinese rule by martial force if necessary. ...Continue
and straight shipping links that will considerably slash costs. Mr Chen and Mr Chiang, who stand for quasigovernmental departments in charge of cross-Strait interactions, settled on tripling the number of non-stop charter flights from 36 a week to 108, and to expand service to 16 more cities in China. They also approved to open up supplementary air and sea cargo courses, extend postal links and lend a hand on food hygiene issues.“His trip is a significant step forward for the tempestuous cross-strait relationship. So far, wisdom has prevailed and the leadership in both capitals has seized the opportunity to build a more stable and mutually beneficial relationship. While progress has been made, future gains are not guaranteed and recent accomplishments can be reversed,” said Bonnie Glaser, senior associate at Centre for Strategic and International Studies, while speaking to TSI.
Military tensions between the two neighbours have soared since 1949 as the “Nationalists” led by Chiang Kai-shek, routed by Communists in the Chinese civil, escaped to Taiwan. Beijing has ever since maintained that Taiwan is a turncoat territory, to be brought under Chinese rule by martial force if necessary. ...Continue
