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Ma: Direct Taiwan-China flights likely in 6 months

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will probably start regular direct flights to rival China in about six months, the island’s President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday.

Ma’s comments, which came in a speech to a business group in Taipei, echo an agreement reached between the sides during a Taipei visit earlier this month by senior Chinese envoy Chen Yinlin.

With charter flights between Taiwanese and Chinese cities already in operation, the regularly scheduled flights would mark a further improvement in relations between Taipei and Beijing, Ma’s fundamental goal as president.

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