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Taiwan plans to discuss transit cargo with China
Taipei (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 Taiwan hopes to hold talks with China before the year's end on allowing its airlines to carry transit cargo to and from the mainland, an official said Monday. "The talks should be held this month or December," the official, with Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration, told AFP on condition of anonymity. The opportunity to handle transit cargo to and from China, before it is shipped to a third and final destination, is considered key for local airlines looking to expand their market beyond current direct cargo services, he said. Taiwan carriers hope to be permitted to fly goods to China as a first stop before a Chinese or other non-Taiwanese airline takes them to a final destination. Similarly, they hope to secure the potentially lucrative opportunity to carry goods from the mainland to other destinations. "Allowing transit cargo is crucial to us. It would allow cargo from the world destined for China be flown to the mainland via Taiwan. The same goes for goods shipped from the mainland," an EVA Airways official told AFP. The official declined to provide a figure on the value of such transit cargo trade. China previously agreed to meet towards the end of 2009, and while an agenda has not yet been set, Taiwan hopes to secure a transit cargo arrangement demonstrating further liberalisation between the two sides. Since regular scheduled flights between Taiwan and China began in late August, the island's carriers have transported 8,950 tonnes of China-bound goods across the Taiwan Strait, officials statistics showed. Their Chinese competitors carried 5,797 tonnes of goods in the same period, according to official data. Five Taiwanese airlines currently operate 135 passenger flights a week between four local cities and 19 Chinese destinations, while a total of nine Chinese carriers share 135 trips to the island. The two agreed in 2008 talks -- part of a series that has reversed six decades of hostility -- to begin direct chartered flights between the mainland and Taiwan, with the first trip taking place later in the year. Beijing considers the island part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary, despite their split in 1949 after a civil war. But ties have improved since Beijing-friendly President Ma Ying-jeou took office last year on a platform of boosting economic ties with the mainland and allowing in more Chinese tourists. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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