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TAIPEI, Taiwan — China and Taiwan’s bold agreement Tuesday allows planes and ships to travel directly across the Taiwan Strait.
The new deal allows passenger flights directly across the 100-mile-wide Taiwan Strait. In the past, planes had to fly into Hong Kong airspace while traveling between the two sides. Cargo ships, which used to have to stop at the Japanese island of Okinawa northeast of Taiwan, will be allowed to sail directly to the other side and cut hundreds of miles out of each trip.
The deal is significant for businesses and drew applause from three chambers of commerce representing Japan, the U.S. and Europe.
