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Article: Taiwanese opposition party meets with Chinese officials over expanded direct flights
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- February 22, 2006
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ALEXA OLESEN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
02-22-2006
Dateline: BEIJING
Taiwan's main opposition party opened talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday aimed at expanding direct flights between the self-governed island and China's mainland.
Nationalist Party delegation leader Tseng Yung-chuan said he saw "no real hindrances" to adding more direct charter flights, now limited to a brief period around the lunar New Year. All other flights between Taiwan and China require a stop in a third point, usually Hong Kong.
The holiday flights, now in their third year, have laid the groundwork for more regular service, but "progress has not been fast enough," Tseng said, before reporters were ...