World media hail links
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-16 07:56
The launch of direct transport and postal links between the mainland and Taiwan was major news in global media organizations. The following are excerpts from their coverage:
New York Times
The 80-minute flight (by Shenzhen Airlines) marked the first direct, daily cross-Straits traffic since the end of the civil war in 1949 and another dramatic step in the improvement of relations
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