Cross-Strait flight ban to be lifted

Taiwan plans to relax its cross-Strait charter flight ban to China in a one-off scheme, reported the Financial Times. The relaxation is scheduled to take place during the Chinese Lunar New Year in January and is expected to help ease negotiations with China in liberalizing economic exchanges. A Taiwan official said his government was ready to open charter flights to all Taiwan passport holders, rather than just Taiwanese with business on the mainland, and allow landing at more mainland airports.