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Source: CCTV.com | 11-07-2008 08:57

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A lot of people are wondering exactly what kinds of benefits will be created by the new policies. The goal is easier travel and shipping services, and more trade to help improve the economy on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Flights between Taipei and Beijing will now only take two hours. There are also more destinations, and the service is expanded from weekends to weekdays.
Flights between Taipei and Beijing will now only take two 
hours. There are also more destinations, and the service is 
expanded from weekends to weekdays.

Flights between Taipei and Beijing will now only take two hours. There are also more destinations, and the service is expanded from weekends to weekdays.

This is good news to Gregory Tsang. A frequent traveller between the mainland and Taiwan in his early years, he's been keeping track of the many landmark events in Cross-Strait relations.

For Gregory Tsang, it means efficiency and psychological comfort. Something that others like him may feel as well.