International Law

Direct Ocean Cargo fShipments Between Taiwan and Mainland China Now Permitted

As of today, direct ocean cargo shipments between Taiwan and China are permitted,. ???? (Taiwan's daily business newspaper):

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17 carriers have applied for permits -- 12 of them mainland Chinese, five of them Taiwanese. 18 routes applied for originate in China; eight in Taiwan.

Direct flights, the impact of which I briefly discussed in June and which now occur daily, have come under criticism for ticket pricing.

Full post as published by Asia Business Intelligence on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).