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  • July 2008

    • Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      BBC  |  Jul 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Historic China-Taiwan Flights Take Off

      (Newser) - 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

  • January 2008

    • Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

      BBC  |  Jan 12, 08 12:25 CST

      Taiwanese Nationalists Win Big

      (Newser) - Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition party dominated parliamentary elections today, the BBC reports, dealing a blow to the hard-line president 2 months before his own poll. The KMT, which supports closer ties with Beijing, trounced the ruling DPP, winning 72% of the seats in the 113-seat chamber. President Chen Shui-bian, resigning as the DPP’s chief, said he was “shamed” by the outcome. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • Taiwan  • independence  • reunification  • Taipei

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Jet Catches Fire in Japan; Passengers, Crew Escape

      Associated Press  |  Aug 20, 07 7:25 AM CDT

      Jet Catches Fire in Japan; Passengers, Crew Escape

      (Newser) - A jet burst into flames after landing in Okinawa today, moments after all 165 people onboard escaped. The China Airlines plane skidded while landing on arrival from Taipei, and its left engine exploded shortly afterward. The cause of the fire is unknown, the AP reports. Firefighters took an hour to put out the blaze, leaving a blackened hulk. More »

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      Japan  • Taiwan  • explosion  • fires  • plane  • Okinawa  • Taipei  • China Airlines

  • May 2007

    • US Opposes Taiwan's Missiles

      Reuters  |  May 3, 07 6:43 CDT

      US Opposes Taiwan's Missiles

      (Newser) - As Taiwan threatens to go on the offense against China, the U.S. is wincing at the island's growing arsenal. Last month Taipei announced a missile program to hit Chinese sites, to the candid disapproval of Steven Young, the top American diplomat there. "The focus should be on defensive weapons, not on offensive weapons," he says. More »

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      China  • Taiwan  • weapon  • missile  • Taipei

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