China Southern Airlines opens Taiwan branch Aug 14, 2009
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's largest airline in terms of fleet size, China Southern Airlines, opened a subsidiary on the Taiwan island Thursday. China Southern Airlines was among the first batch of enterprises from the Chinese mainland to obtain business licenses and set up branches in Taiwan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Traditional and simplified: different characters lead to same Chinese identity Jul 13, 2009
After that, the mainland developed a simplified set of characters in a number of reforms over the years, with fewer strokes and simpler design, while overseas Chinese and the KMT-occupied Taiwan island continued using the old style. Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou suggested in early June that the island and the mainland should reach an agreement on language -- people may write simplified ones but should be able to read traditional characters. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hu invites KMT chairman to visit Beijing May 13, 2009
In a three-day visit to the southeastern province of Fujian from Friday, Wen said the economic zone, centered on Fujian and facing Taiwan Island across the strait, had been long planned by the central government. Vendors arrange the fruits transported from southeast China's Taiwan at Zhongpu Taiwan Fruit Distribution Center in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 4, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Premier Wen urges acceleration of Taiwan Strait economic zone May 10, 2009
In a three-day visit to the southeastern province of Fujian from Friday, Wen said the economic zone, centered on Fujian and facing Taiwan Island across the strait, had been long planned by the central government ... The new economic zone faces Taiwan Island across the strait, and neighbors the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, two economic powerhouses on the mainland. (Xinhuanet, China)
News conference on Second Session of 11th NPC Mar 4, 2009
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Spokesman for this year's national legislature annual session, Li Zhaoxing, said here Wednesday that he wanted to visit Taiwan island so soon as possible. "I also want to see an early peaceful reunification of our great motherland," Li said at a press conference held in the Great Hall of the People. (Xinhuanet, China)
