Mainland-Taiwan direct shipping launched

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(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-15 10:28

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-Jeou started a speech at a ceremony in Kaosiung Port at 10:00 a.m. (2:00 GMT), kicking off the direct shipping service from Taiwan to the Chinese mainland.

A container ship of Taiwan-based shipping giant Evergreen later will set off from Kaosiung Port to Tianjin Port of the Chinese mainland.

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