Chinese mainland, Taiwan start direct postal service
2008-12-15 01:44:52 GMT2008-12-15 09:44:52 (Beijing Time)
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A man holding balloons stands next to a ship leaving for Keelung in Taiwan during a ceremony of the first direct sea transport across the Straits, at Tianjin Port in northern China December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.[Agencies]
Workers on a cargo ship bound for the mainland release confetti before setting sail during a ceremony at a port in Keelung December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.[Agencies]
Workers on a cargo ship stand behind a banner before setting sail during a ceremony inside a port in Keelung December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.[Agencies]
Officials take a group photograph in front of a cargo ship bound for the mainland on a direct route during a ceremony inside a port in Keelung December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.[Agencies]
A ship shoots jets of water at a vessel from the first batch of cargo ships bound for the mainland on a direct route during a welcoming ceremony at a port in Keelung December 15, 2008. Passenger and cargo vessels owned by mainland and Taiwan companies will sail directly across the Straits subject to official approval.[Agencies]
TAIPEI, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Wu Min-yu, chairman of the Taiwan-based Chunghwa Post Co. Ltd., sent out a letter to Liu Andong, president of the Chinese mainland's China Post Corporation, on 9:17 a.m. (1:17 GMT), marking the start of direct postal service between the two sides.
