 Nonstop flights between mainland China and Taiwan took off Saturday for the first time in more than half a century. All normal airline flights between the two sides have to be routed through a third party — usually Hong Kong mdashmaking a three hour flight between Taipei and Shanghai last eight hours. Category:Politics and conflicts Category:Taiwan Category:China Category:Hong Kong Category:published 
BEIJING/TAIPEI — Nonstop flights between mainland China and Taiwan took off Saturday for the first time in more than half a century. All normal airline flights between the two sides have to be routed through a third party — usually Hong Kong — making a three hour flight between Taipei and Shanghai last eight hours. Category:Politics and conflicts Category:Taiwan Category:China Category:Hong Kong Category:published Category:Guangzhou Category:Asia
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