China Says Will Aid Taiwan In Economic Slump

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, expanding its pledge to help neighboring economies ride out the global financial crisis, said on Saturday it was willing to meet requests for assistance from political rival Taiwan.

Ties between China and Taiwan, separated since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, have been warming since Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou took office in May. On Monday the two sides opened direct daily passenger flights, new shipping routes and postal links for the first time in six decades.

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