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The Chinese mainland still strives for peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts, even though the secessionist authorities on the island and foreign interference are disappointing the public in the mainland on peaceful exchanges and cooperation. Experts said on Sunday that in the future, the mainland will share the benefits of development with more Taiwan compatriots and in a more precise way, to more effectively promote people on the island to be aware of the benefits of reunification. The Graduate Institute for Taiwan Studies of Xiamen University held an academic acti...

Direct flights between Taiwan island and Fuzhou, capital of Southeast China's Fujian Province, resumed on Monday after being suspended for over three years due to the pandemic and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ obstacles. A flight departs Fuzhou at 6:15 pm and arrives at Taipei Songshan Airport at 7:45 pm. The return flight departed Taipei Songshan at 8:45 pm and arrived in Fuzhou at 10:10 pm.

The Department of National Defense on Saturday defended the country’s Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States, just as it expressed concern on the remarks of Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian against the Filipino workers in Taiwan.

Despite rising tension in the Taiwan Straits stirred up by the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities’ collusion with US politicians, senior Chinese officials have in recent days been meeting with business leaders from the Taiwan region and have called for strengthened cross-Straits cooperation.

Ma Ying-jeou, a former Kuomintang party leader from the Taiwan island, is visiting the mainland from March 27 to April 7 to pay respects to his ancestors and promote cross-Straits youth exchanges. In contrast, current Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen will “transit” through the United States twice and meet with US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy while on her way to Guatemala and Belize.