Two Nations Divided by the Same Tongue

The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming! Chinese tourists have started arriving in Taiwan as the first routine direct flights are now operating between mainland China and the island. Taiwan's tourism industry is hoping the number of tourists will reach 3,000 per day. This is a major step forward in the relations between the two sides. (Note to American hawks: not much chance of a war now guys...) It's also a major step forward in the cultural interaction between these two very, very diffe
Publication date: 2008-07-11

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