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China and Taiwan in historic flights breakthrough: TV

BEIJING-Long-time political rivals Taiwan and China, in their first formal talks in almost a decade, agreed on Thursday to launch direct weekend passenger flights starting from July 4, the first in nearly 60 years, Taiwan TV reported.In another move that suggests relations are at their warmest in decades, a senior Chinese official will also visit Taiwan later this year for discussions on a slew of other issues in what could shape up as a regular exchange, the two sides said.Apart from on special holidays, there have been no regular direct flights between China and Taiwan since 1949. China insists flights to and from Taiwan go via a third territory, such as Hong Kong or Macau, ostensibly for security reasons.Taiwan TV said China had also agreed to allow tour groups of up to 10 people at a time to visit Taiwan from July 18.A formal accord on the deals is expected on Friday."In today's negotiations, the two sides in a harmonious atmosphere frankly exchanged ideas, accumulating a large number of common ideas," Taiwan's negotiating body, the Straits Exchange Foundation, said in a statement.Trickier issues such as a peace treaty and the hundreds of missiles Taiwan says China has aimed at the island are not expected to be discussed at the talks.Though China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and Beijing has vowed to bring the island under its rule, by force if necessary, ties are improving under Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, who was elected in March on pledges to make peace with Beijing.
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