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  • July 2008

    • Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      Commercial flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan resumed today for the first time in 60 years, with simultaneous flights landing at  the Taipei and Shanghai airports, the BBC reports. China Southern Airline's chairman described the first flight to land in Taipei as "a sacred moment." The agreement to reopen the route, weekends only, is the result of improved relations across the strait since Taiwan's new president, Ma Ying-jeou, took office in May. More »

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      China  • tourism  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou  • Taipei  • Guangzhou

  • June 2008

    • New Taiwan President Makes China Overtures

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 6:53 AM CDT

      New Taiwan President Makes China Overtures

      Since his election as Taiwan's president last March, Ma Ying-jeou has already begun negotiations with Beijing and moved to bring mainland Chinese tourists to the island. In an English-language interview with the New York Times , Ma sets out an ambitious plan for new cross-strait relations: direct links via air and sea, new market reforms, and an end to double taxes. More »

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      China  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou  • economic reform

    • China,Taiwan Agree on Cross-Strait Flights

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 13, 08 4:41 AM CDT

      China,Taiwan Agree on Cross-Strait Flights

      The first talks between China and Taiwan in almost a decade have yielded a historic travel agreement, reports Reuters. Regular flights between the two will begin next month for the first time since the Communists won China's civil war in 1949. Relations between the rivals—still officially at war—have thawed rapidly since Taiwan voted in a more China-friendly president in March. More »

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      China  • diplomacy  • Taiwan  • Ma Ying-jeou

  • March 2008

    • China Rips Dalai Lama for Olympic 'Sabotage'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 23, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      China Rips Dalai Lama for Olympic 'Sabotage'

      Beijing is charging that the Dalai Lama incited recent protests in Tibet as part of a "terror" plot to ruin the Olympic games, Reuters reports. "The Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence," writes China's official newspaper. The Dalai Lama has condemned the violence. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Taiwan  • Tibetans in exile  • political demonstrations  • Ma Ying-jeou

    • Pro-China Party Wins in Taiwan

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 22, 08 11:02 AM CDT

      Pro-China Party Wins in Taiwan

      Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition party handily beat the island’s ruling party in today’s presidential election, signaling smoother relations between the feuding governments, Reuters reports. President-elect Ma Ying-jeou, who won the vote over the Democratic Progressive Party 58%-42%, campaigned on a call for stronger economic ties with Beijing. More »

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      China  • economy  • Taiwan  • Hu Jintao  • Ma Ying-jeou  • Frank Hsieh

    • Taiwan Moves Toward Closer Ties With China

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 20, 08 8:39 AM CDT

      Taiwan Moves Toward Closer Ties With China

      Both candidates in Taiwan's presidential election Saturday favor mending fences with China, the Wall Street Journal reports. Beijing has recently eased its once-blustery rhetoric over the breakaway island, and both Taiwanese parties are betting that closer ties with the mainland's booming economy could help pull theirs out of a slump. More »

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      China  • election  • Tibet  • diplomacy  • Taiwan  • independence  • presidential candidates  • Ma Ying-jeou  • Frank Hsieh

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