* Sides agree to expand flights, allow shipping links
across the Taiwan Strait * High-level talks to be held every six months alternatively in Taipei and Beijing
* China envoy greeted on arrival in Taiwan by anti-China protesters
* Chen Yunlin is the highest-ranking Communist Chinese offici
* China envoy greeted on arrival in Taiwan by anti-China protesters
* Chen Yunlin is the highest-ranking Communist Chinese offici
al ever to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) --
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) --
Taiwan and China set aside decades of hostilities Tuesday and agreed to expand flights and allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait -- a potential hotspot that ha
s long threatened to become a war zone.
The historic deal highlighted the dramatic improvement in relations in the past half year between the rivals that split amid a bloody civil war in 1949. They agreed Tuesday to hold high-level talks every six months and focus on building closer financial ties in the next round of meetings.
After signing the pact, Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin smiled and shook hands with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Pin-kung. They sipped champagne and held up two lines of framed calligraphy that said, "Peaceful negotiation creates a win-
The historic deal highlighted the dramatic improvement in relations in the past half year between the rivals that split amid a bloody civil war in 1949. They agreed Tuesday to hold high-level talks every six months and focus on building closer financial ties in the next round of meetings.
After signing the pact, Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin smiled and shook hands with his Taiwanese counterpart, Chiang Pin-kung. They sipped champagne and held up two lines of framed calligraphy that said, "Peaceful negotiation creates a win-
win situation."和平協商製造雙贏??????
The drastic warming in relations began after Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was elected in March, pledging to ease military tensions and forge closer economic ties with China.
Ma's predecessor, Chen Shui-bian, was vilified and shunned by Beijing because he leaned toward independence during his eight years in office. China has repeatedly warned that Taiwan has two choices: eventual unification or a devastating attack. 中國已經重複警告台灣 只有兩個選擇 終極統一 或是發動戰爭
Ma's Nationalist Party has long supported eventual unification with China -- a
The drastic warming in relations began after Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou was elected in March, pledging to ease military tensions and forge closer economic ties with China.
Ma's predecessor, Chen Shui-bian, was vilified and shunned by Beijing because he leaned toward independence during his eight years in office. China has repeatedly warned that Taiwan has two choices: eventual unification or a devastating attack. 中國已經重複警告台灣 只有兩個選擇 終極統一 或是發動戰爭
Ma's Nationalist Party has long supported eventual unification with China -- a
policy that has helped the new president win Beijing's trust.
Tuesday's sweeping pact allows direct shipping links across the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the civil war.
The deal also expanded the number of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108. Cargo flights would be allowed for the first time, with 60 crossing the strait each month.
The rivals began relaxing restrictions on flights in July when their envoys met i
Tuesday's sweeping pact allows direct shipping links across the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the civil war.
The deal also expanded the number of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108. Cargo flights would be allowed for the first time, with 60 crossing the strait each month.
The rivals began relaxing restrictions on flights in July when their envoys met i
n Beijing. They signed a deal that would allow flights from five mainland cities. Tuesday's agreement allows planes to take off from a total 21 cities.
envoy n,
someone who is sent to another country as an official representative
envoy n,
someone who is sent to another country as an official representative
emissary
someone who is sent with an official message or to do official work
someone who is sent with an official message or to do official work
Taiwan Strait台灣海峽
greet /gri:t/ [transitive]
1 to say hello to someone or welcome them:
▪ Belinda greeted her warmly
anti-China protesters 反中國示威遊行者
protester n,
someone who takes part in a public activity such as a demonstration in order to show their opposition to something
highest-ranking Communist Chinese official
Communist [countable]
someone who is a member of a political party that supports communism, or who believes in communismhostility
hostilities [plural] formalPM fighting in a war:
▪ a cessation of hostilities
civil war
1 to say hello to someone or welcome them:
▪ Belinda greeted her warmly
anti-China protesters 反中國示威遊行者
protester n,
someone who takes part in a public activity such as a demonstration in order to show their opposition to something
highest-ranking Communist Chinese official
Communist [countable]
someone who is a member of a political party that supports communism, or who believes in communismhostility
hostilities [plural] formalPM fighting in a war:
▪ a cessation of hostilities
civil war
a war in which opposing groups of people from the same country fight each other in order to gain political control:
▪ the Spanish civil war
sipped champagne
喝香檳
lines of framed calligraphycalligraphy[uncountable]
the art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writ
▪ the Spanish civil war
sipped champagne喝香檳
lines of framed calligraphycalligraphy[uncountable]
the art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writ
in
g produced this way
"Peaceful negotiation creates a win-win situation."
"Peaceful negotiation creates a win-win situation."
pledge
to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
pledge something to something/somebody
▪ Moore pledged $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner.
forge
[transitive] to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries synonym form
forge a relationship/alliance/link etc (with somebody)
▪ In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France.
▪ The two women had forged a close bond.
▪ Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.
vilify
vil‧i‧fy /"vûlÂfaû/ past tense and past participle vilified, present participle vilifying, third person singular vilifies [transitive]
formal to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something
▪ Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign.
shun
shun /Кn/ past tense and past participle shunned, present participle shunning [transitive]
to deliberately avoid someone or something:
▪ a shy woman who shunned publicity
▪ Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by society.
predecessor[countable]
1 someone who had your job before you started doing it opposite successor:
▪ Kennedy's predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.
leaned toward independence
lean
to make a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something
pledge something to something/somebody
▪ Moore pledged $100,000 to the orchestra at the fund-raising dinner.
forge
[transitive] to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries synonym form
forge a relationship/alliance/link etc (with somebody)
▪ In 1776 the United States forged an alliance with France.
▪ The two women had forged a close bond.
▪ Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.
vilify
vil‧i‧fy /"vûlÂfaû/ past tense and past participle vilified, present participle vilifying, third person singular vilifies [transitive]
formal to say or write bad things about someone or something
vilify somebody/something for (doing) something
▪ Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign.
shun
shun /Кn/ past tense and past participle shunned, present participle shunning [transitive]
to deliberately avoid someone or something:
▪ a shy woman who shunned publicity
▪ Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by society.
predecessor[countable]
1 someone who had your job before you started doing it opposite successor:
▪ Kennedy's predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.
leaned toward independence
lean
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction
lean forward/back/over et
▪ They were leaning forward, facing each other.
▪ Lean back and enjoy the ride.
▪ She leant towards him and listened.
China has repeatedly warned that Taiwan has two choices: eventual unification or a devastating attack.
devastating adj
1 badly damaging or destroying something
devastating effect/impact
▪ Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest.
devastating results/consequences
▪ The oil spill had devastating consequences for wildlife.
▪ It will be a devastating blow for the town if the factory closes.
lean forward/back/over et
▪ They were leaning forward, facing each other.
▪ Lean back and enjoy the ride.
▪ She leant towards him and listened.
China has repeatedly warned that Taiwan has two choices: eventual unification or a devastating attack.
devastating adj
1 badly damaging or destroying something
devastating effect/impact
▪ Acid rain has a devastating effect on the forest.
devastating results/consequences
▪ The oil spill had devastating consequences for wildlife.
▪ It will be a devastating blow for the town if the factory closes.
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