| The photo taken on December 15, 2008 shows the commemorative stamps for the cross-Straits "direct links" start. The commemorative collections were officially issued on Monday for a commemoration that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan started direct flights and shipping as well as postal services. On November 4, the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) president, Chen Yunlin, and Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) chairman, Chiang Pin-kung, signed agreements on the "three links" during their first meeting in Taipei. (Xinhua) |
