Archive for the 'Three-Links' Category

Legislative bureau says direct links agreement illegal

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The Taipeitimes reports about the direct links agreement:
“The Executive Yuan and the legislature were at odds yesterday over whether agreements on direct sea and air transportation links the government recently signed with China required revisions of existing laws.
Liu Han-ting (劉漢廷), director of the legislature’s Organic Laws and Statutes Bureau, called on the Executive Yuan […]

Cross-strait flight brings 14 injured tourists home

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

In cases of emergency there can be direct cross-strait flights (from the Taipeitimes):
“A cross-strait medical charter flight carrying 42 passengers yesterday arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
The flight, which departed from the Yanji Airport in China’s Jilin Province, consisted of 14 Taiwanese tourists who had been injured in China, 12 of their family members and […]

Direct Links Bill cartoon

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Taken from the Taipeitimes 

First direct cargo flight from Taiwan to China in over half a century

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

The (non existent) direct flight connections between both sides of the Taiwan Strait have always been a hot topic. As The China Post reports now the first direct cargo flight from Taiwan to China in over half a century took of and landed:
“A plane belonging to Taiwan’s largest air carrier yesterday left for China in […]

Number of Telephone Incoming and Outgoing Volume between the Straits

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Are you looking for the “Number of Telephone Incoming and Outgoing Volume between the Straits”? You can find monthly updated statistics on this topic on the Website of the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. To access the table directly in .xls click here or click here for the overview.