China, Taiwan resume direct flights TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in the cross-strait relations. Taiwan, China set to launch historic weekend flights TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island in a historic move heralding a further warming of relations. China groups seen as timely boost to U.S. tourism WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 200 tourists from China will get a cabinet-level official welcome in the United States this week -- a sign the U.S. tour industry hopes millions more will follow in their footsteps.
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