For the first time in more than 50 years, two passenger boats from Taiwan were allowed to make a direct trip to mainland China. This will be the beginning of three regular links establishing direct transport, trade and postal routes between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The establishment of these routes is due to the entrance of China and Taiwan into the World Trade Organization, expected later this year. Both China and Taiwan will be required to offer each other the same trading rights and privileges that will apply to all other WTO trading partners after they both enter the global trading body.
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