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Russia & China to invest $15bn in high-speed rail link from Moscow to Kazan
Published time: 1 Sep, 2015 14:22Edited time: 1 Sep, 2015 14:34

Russia expects the new route to be open in 2020, becoming a role model of Russian-Chinese transport and infrastructure cooperation, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Map showing route from Moscow to Kazan

“We have already agreed on the parameters of joint funding for the construction of a high-speed route between Moscow and Kazan, and the amount of investment to be provided by our Chinese partners and us will exceed 1 trillion rubles,” he said in an interview to TASS and Xinhua on Tuesday.


The 770 km track will stretch through seven regions of Russia. It will have 15 stops, including Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary and Kazan. The journey from Moscow to Kazan, currently a 12-hour trip, is to be reduced to 3.5 hours.

READ MORE: Russia, China agree to integrate Eurasian Union, Silk Road, sign deals

Putin will visit Beijing on Wednesday to attend celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the end of World War II.

One of Putin’s top aides Yuri Ushakov has announced that Russia and China are planning to sign about 30 bilateral documents. The two sides will also discuss the new Silk Road project, cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS as well as preparations for the G20 and APEC summits to be held in the fall.

 

[ahojunk]

America greatest nightmare = China and Russia continuously developing their relationship and getting closer together.
From China and Russia's point of view, it makes great sense as they are geographical neighbors.

Japan's greatest nightmare = China and a united Korea getting close together. This will still take some time to happen.

 

[TaiShang]

China and Russia seal raft of energy deals
September 4, 2015
China and Russia signed nearly 30 cooperation documents including a series of energy deals on Thursday during Russian President Vladimir Putin's stay in Beijing to attend China's V-Day celebrations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, Sept 3, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]


The signings were witnessed by President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart.

Xi also met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday and reaffirmed China's commitment to peace.

Among the deals, Russia's second-biggest gas producer Novatek signed a framework agreement for China's Silk Road Fund to obtain a 9.9 percent stake in its Yamal liquefied natural gas project, the company said in a statement.

The deal was first discussed in August and is worth an estimated $1.4 billion.

The Yamal project is the Silk Road Fund's first investment in Russia. Novatek holds 60 percent of the shares, while French company TOTAL and China National Petroleum Corp each hold 20 percent. They have invested more than $10 billion in total.

Russia's top gas producer Gazprom signed a memorandum of understanding with CNPC to supply gas to China from Russia's far east, Alexey Miller, deputy chairman of Gazprom's board, said.

Russian oil giant Rosneft signed a framework agreement to buy a 30 percent stake in ChemChina and also signed an agreement offering Sinopec joint development of the Russkoye and Yurubcheno Tokhomskoye oil fields in Russia.

Sinopec also signed a strategic investment treaty to buy shares in Russia's petrochemical group Sibur.

China and Russia have been accelerating cooperation in the energy sector as China's fast-growing economy needs natural gas supplies and energy-rich Russia faces financial challenges.

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli met with Miller on Aug 26 in Beijing, saying that the two countries should expand their energy cooperation in addition to natural gas deals.

In November, China and Russia signed a 30-year contract for gas supplies to China through a western route, which followed a $400 billion deal that will deliver 38 billion cubic meters of gas to China annually through an eastern route, starting in 2018.

China began work on the eastern supply route in September last year and plans to complete it by 2018. The two deals will make China the biggest consumer of Russian gas when delivery starts.

Zhang said authorities from the two countries should ensure that eastern route natural gas projects are completed on time and accelerate negotiations on the western route project.

Miller said Russia wants to enhance energy trading, upstream exploration and processing businesses with China to ensure both nations' economic growth and energy security.

Industrial experts believe both countries can increase their cooperation to new-energy sectors including solar and wind power, where Chinese companies are using advanced technologies.

 

[Beidou2020]

So this will be the 3rd gas pipeline after Power of Siberia-1 and Power of Siberia-2.

I believe construction has started on Power of Siberia-1.

Negotiations for Power of Siberia-2 is still ongoing.

This Power of Siberia-3 is a memorandum of understanding.

 

[TaiShang]

Russia's alliance with China would be nightmare for Japan
04.09.2015

The Kuril Islands have all chances to remain a disputed territory for good. However, the issue shows little influence on the essence of Russian-Japanese relations, especially when it comes to mutual benefits. The issue takes a different turn now, as Russia is making steps towards cooperation with Japan's historical ally, China. Pravda.Ru discussed the never-ending dispute with professor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, former Russian Ambassador to Japan, Alexander Panov.

"This is the official position of Japan that the majority of the Japanese population supports. They proceed from the fact that four of the Kuril islands are the territory of Japan. They used to be the territory of Japan in accordance with the first Russian-Japanese treaty from 1855. The Japanese say that they have never seized those islands. Yet, at the Potsdam and other conferences, it was decided that Japan would be deprived of the territories that it had taken by force.

"The Japanese believe that the Soviet Union treacherously captured those territories and broke the neutrality pact. In Japan, it is believed that WWII will end only when the islands are delivered to Japan. This is the reason why the peace treaty was not signed.

"It does complicate our relations, but if the Japanese want to improve relations with Russia, they turn a blind eye to this problem. The Soviet Union did not recognize the existence of the problem, and the Japanese were taking very active part in the development of Siberia and the Far East. All major development projects in Siberia and Sakhalin were realized on the money of Japan - no other country invested anything in those projects.

"Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during the G7 summit in May that Japan was supporting sanctions against Russia. Yet, he added that Japan never wanted to terminate dialogue with Russia. According to him, Russia's close cooperation with China would be a nightmare for Japan.

"Indeed, for Japan, it is very important to somehow take Russia away from China. Abe did not go to Beijing. Japan said that Abe would come to Beijing only if China could officially exclude any form of anti-Japanese character of the anniversary of China's victory over Japan. The Chinese, of course, did not guarantee anything.

"In 1956, the Soviet Union signed a joint declaration with Japan, a document of high level. Under the document, the state of war was terminated, issues of reparation and prisoners of war were resolved, and relationship was established. The only question that remained open was the territorial one.

"The USSR even considered it possible to deliver two small islands to Japan. However, the Japanese concluded a military alliance with the United States, and the Soviet Union ceased to recognize any territorial issue until the end of the 1980s. The talks on the issue resumed, but did not bring any results. For the past 14 years, there is no negotiation conducted on the subject.

"Nowadays, the Japanese say that they will conduct the talks only if they have four islands on the table. However, they can not achieve anything having such a position. At the same time, Japan continues to invest in Russia. A number of large-scale Sakhalin projects saw the light owing to the money from Japan.

"Japan has a very good army of 250,000 professional soldiers. The country also has a very powerful navy - about 70 destroyers (the largest number in the region). The Japanese have no offensive weapons - they can not have them under the Constitution. Instead, they rely on the United States.

"Until recently, Japan was the second economic power in the world. Now they follow China . This fact hurts Japanese national pride a lot."



- See more at: Russia's alliance with China would be nightmare for Japan - English pravda.ru

 

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Putin and Wang Yang Visit Oceanarium Co-constructed by China and Russia
2015-09-05 10:05:07 CRIENGLISH.com


Russian President Vladimir Putin (L3) and Chinese vice Premier Wang Yang (R2) visit the Primorye Oceanarium on Russky Island, Vladivostok, Russia on Sep. 4, 2015. Primorye Oceanarium is designed and constructed by both China and Russia. [Photo: CFP]


Russian President Vladimir Putin (R1) and Chinese vice Premier Wang Yang (L2) visit the Primorye Oceanarium on Russky Island, Vladivostok, Russia on Sep. 4, 2015. Primorye Oceanarium is designed and constructed by both China and Russia. [Photo: CFP]


Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese vice Premier Wang Yang (R-L) visit the Primorye Oceanarium on Russky Island, Vladivostok, Russia on Sep. 4, 2015. Primorye Oceanarium is designed and constructed by both China and Russia. [Photo: CFP

Russia 'Perplexed' by Japan’s Reaction to Kuril-Related Statements - Source

07:36 05.09.2015(updated 07:45 05.09.2015)

The long-lasting Kuril Islands dispute provokes new tensions in Russian-Japanese diplomatic relations as Japan 'regret in connection' with a Russian Deputy Foreign Minister statement causing 'perplexed' reaction of Russia.


TOKYO (Sputnik) – Russia was perplexed by Japan’s reaction to recent statements by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on the Kuril Islands issue, a source in the Russian Embassy in Japan told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

Morgulov said on Thursday that the issue of the disputed Kuril Islands was settled in 1945 and ruled out the possibility of there being any dialogue with Tokyo on the issue.

On Friday, reports appeared that Hajime Hayashi, director-general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s European Affairs Bureau, registered a protest with Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev over Morgulov’s statements.

"The Japanese side did not express protest, but regret in connection with the statements. In our turn, we were perplexed by the Japanese reaction. Everything that deputy foreign minister Morgulov said is our official position and should be well-known to the Japanese side," a source in the Russian Embassy in Japan told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

The Kuril Islands, located in the Sea of Okhotsk, have long been subject to a dispute between Russia and Japan since the sides failed to sign a permanent peace treaty following the end of World War II. All of the Kurils have been administered by Russia since the end of WWII, but the Japanese government still lays claim to Iturup and three other islands.


Read more: Russia 'Perplexed' by Japan’s Reaction to Kuril-Related Statements - Source

 

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Russia-China Ties Unaffected by Western Sanctions – Wang Yang
07:48 05.09.2015Get short URL

Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wang Yang denies Western sanctions affected Russian-Chinese bilateral relations.

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5 (Sputnik) – Cooperation between Russia and China is a matter of bilateral ties between the two countries and Western sanctions imposed on Russia over Moscow’s alleged involvement in Ukraine’s internal affairs have not affected it, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wang Yang said.

"Our cooperation was not negatively influenced from the Western side. Cooperation between China and Russia is cooperation between our two countries, it has nothing to do with other countries," Wang Yang stressed, speaking on the last day of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok.

The EEF started on September 3 in the Russian Pacific city of Vladivostok. The forum was set up as a platform for dialogue between international investors, the Russian government and countries of the Asia-Pacific Region.

More than 180 Chinese companies applied for the EEF, according to Wang, only 75 of them were registered due to limited number of participants. The total revenue of the companies-participants made up $1.7 trillion or 1/6 of China’s GDP.

 

[TaiShang]

War Waged Against Russia Now Being Waged Against China - Russian ex-Spy


An ex-Russian spy who worked in the United States for more than 20 years shares his forecast for Russia and its closest allies, from where should we expect the next “Orange revolution”, to what the relationship between Europe and the US is going to look like.

For many years, Donald Heathfield was a model American citizen. He owned a successful company specializing in strategic forecasting, held a Harvard degree, and had a wife and two kids.

It couldn't have occurred to any of his friends or colleagues that his real name was Andrei Bezrukov and that he was the head of a Russian spy network.

Since the end of the last century until several years ago, Bezurkov worked as a covert Russian agent abroad and during that time, did not utter a single word in Russian.

Bezurkov predicts that the next orange revolution will take place on the periphery of China, most likely in Myanmar.

“Myanmar for the Chinese is a direct route towards crude oil, bypassing the Strait of Malacca,” he says. “They have their strategic pipeline there. And of course, whoever their competitor is, would try to do two things:

First, they would try to pit India against China and prevent the union of Russia, India and China [from becoming] a reality.

And second, pit China’s neighbors against it. This is all classic. Not because someone likes or does not like someone. This is geopolitics and it is being dictated by intense rival interests.”

With regards to the Sino-Russian relationship, Bezrukov stresses that the Chinese, first of all, are our partners and one shouldn’t talk about any affection between the two.

“Very often a marriage of convenience lasts a lot longer than that of love. Because both sides clearly understand why they are doing it.”

“Separately from each other, Russia and China are vulnerable. Russia and China together are invulnerable.”

“Russia and China are residing in one and the same home – Eurasia. [Former US security advisor] Brzezinski used to call it the major continent. We found ourselves in a situation where peace in Eurasia and its growth not only guarantee growth in Russia and in China, it is the guarantee of security across the continent, it is the guarantee of the security of our borders.”

“And our rivals, including the Americans, have a completely different vision. In order to keep someone’s position, he should divide and rule. This is exactly what they are doing.”

A War is Always Waged With The means at Hand

For Bezrukov, this situation very much resembles the one at the beginning of the last century: 1914, right before the start of the First World War.

“What are we witnessing right now? The remapping of the world. There is a dominating power, or a group of powers, and a so-called challenger. What will these powers do to the challenger as they see how their monopoly is being washed away?” he questions.

Surely, he admits, since that time the major powers have acquired nuclear weapons. A war between nuclear states is probably something that can be ruled out. However, a war is always waged with the means at hand.

“And now these are the means of informational pressure, the means of economic pressure, the means of technological pressure, work through proxies, through third countries, disruption from inside, national problems. The means always match the moment. And such a war is already underway,” he says.

It has been underway for a long time already. The war which has been waged against Russia is now being waged against China.

“There is the same propaganda regarding the Chinese market meltdown. It strictly followed the models and curves of the anti-Russian propaganda.

The purpose – to scare everyone, ward everyone off from China, especially Europe and to demonstrate that China is an incapable, unstable partner with a slowing economy. There is nothing to hunt for there. Yet this is completely untrue.”

The Forecast for Europe

Bezrukov explains that after the war, Europe rests on two principles: first, to move the border between the Atlantic world and Russia as far as possible to the East.

Second, it is European economic growth. Both factors are not working right now, he says. Do you see what is going on with the migrants? Do you see what is going on with the European budgets? Thus, the notion that Russia is not a mortal enemy is penetrating deeper and deeper [into Europe].

The generation of European politicians who were brought up on the ideas of Atlanticism is living its last years. For them, Atlanticism was the solution to a great number of problems. They are part of the same councils, the same funds as the Americans. They are friends.

“The new generation has been brought up on different ideas. The new generation sees a different America. It sees an America which is not that positive and is sometimes even negative. It is a rival,” he says.

If Russia withstands the economic and political pressure it is experiencing right now, let’s say, until 2020, the politics will change drastically, Bezrukov finally states.

 

[TaiShang]

Time is right for greater Russia-China cooperation, despite Western warnings
By Hu Weijia Source:Global Times Published: 2015-9-7 0:33:01


The just-concluded Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) indicated eagerness by both the Russian and Chinese governments to strengthen economic cooperation in Russia's resource-rich Far East. But some Western observers said that now may be a bad time for Russia to turn to China, given China's economic slowdown and stock market turmoil.

Russia's relations with the West may be at their coolest point since the Cold War, but expectations for investment from China in Russia's Far East may have to be tempered, they noted.

However, these observers are neglecting the fact that even though China's economy has seen a slowdown recently, the country's overseas direct investment (ODI) has posted fast growth in recent quarters. China's ODI surpassed foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country in 2014, marking a fundamental change in China's economic development pattern. But some foreign observers still hold stereotyped views of China, even though it now has an economy with a net capital outflow.

According to official data, China's ODI rose by 20.8 percent year-on-year in the first seven months of 2015. The contrast between fast-growing overseas investment and the cooling domestic economy, which might confuse foreign observers, is easy to explain. Many domestic enterprises, which have become more mature and competitive in recent years, are now engaging in internationalization to expand their business. And the overcapacity problem, which is one of the major factors behind China's economic slowdown, is pushing Chinese firms to look for investment opportunities abroad.

For those wondering whether this ongoing wave of China's ODI will benefit Russia's Far East, the answer is also affirmative. First, the Chinese and Russian governments have expressed strong willingness to pursue further trade and economic cooperation.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang said Friday at the EEF that China is paying great attention to its cooperation with Russia on development of the Far East. Given strong support from leaders of the two countries, China's State-owned enterprises may increase their investment in the region, and Chinese private capital will follow suit once they see the opportunities from investing there.

There are also great opportunities for Chinese and Russian companies given the complementary nature of the two countries' economies. Russia's Far East has abundant resources such as oil, gas, coal and timber. Meanwhile, China boasts advanced technologies to help Russia mine and process these resources.

Also, demand for these resources from China will not drop despite the slowing economy, but is set to increase as urbanization continues, supporting the need for infrastructure construction. For instance, China's crude oil imports rose by 29 percent from a year earlier in July as a result of increased oil stockpiling, which raised the prospect of cooperation between Chinese and Russian enterprises at a time when the latter are seeking to reduce their dependency on European markets.

Of course, some challenges will remain, despite the closer political and economic relations. Non-economic factors in the two countries, such as cultural differences, present obstacles to business cooperation. Specific policies should also be prepared to lower tariffs and improve the investment climate.

 

[TaiShang]

China-Russia Oct. expo aimed at unlocking billions of dollars in trade
September 13, 2015, 5:51 am

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (2nd R front) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin (1st R front) visit the first China-Russia Exposition after attending the opening ceremony of Russian pavilion in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, June 30, 2014 [Xinhua]

A Chinese province is set to host a China-Russia expo next month, intended to boost trade, finance and tourism between the two neighbours.

Chinese officials said representatives of over 50 Russian companies will arrive in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province next month for the trade fair where deals worth billions of dollars is expected to be inked. Heilongjiang accounts for about a quarter of China’s total trade with Russia.

Top Chinese and Russian officials and industrialists will gather at Harbin to discuss investment cooperation from October 12-16.

This is the 2nd China-Russia Exposition. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin launched the first expo with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yang last year.

Contracts worth $3.15 billion were signed at the first China-Russia Expo.

This year’s theme is “Silk Road Economic Zone: New Opportunities for Cooperation”, with an exhibition area of 86,000 square meters.

The trade fair has become one of China’s major regional platforms to promote President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” initiative.

Under its so-called “One Belt, One Road” initiative, China aims to create a modern trade route known as the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Projects under the plan include a network of railways, highways, oil and gas pipelines, power grids, Internet networks, maritime and other infrastructure links across central, west and south Asia to as far as Greece, Russia and Oman, increasing China’s connections to Europe and Africa.

China’s President Xi Jinping said in March that he hoped China’s annual trade with the countries involved in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative would surpass $2.5 trillion in a decade.

Meanwhile, the expo organisers said on Saturday in Harbin that Russian firms with interests in various sectors like agriculture, chemicals, aviation and aerospace, banking and finance, and heavy industry and metallurgy, are attending the event.

“The results of cooperation between China and Russia, especially in equipment manufacturing, science, technology and finance, will be featured during the event,” said E Zhongqi, the Chinese secretary general of the organizing committee of the 2nd China-Russia Expo.

The expo will also attract businessmen from other countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Republic of Korea, India and Singapore.

The week-long expo in the Chinese province is jointly held by China’s Ministry of Commerce and the Russian ministries of economic development and industry and trade.

Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province is planning to increase investment in Russia by $1 billion by the end of 2015, and $2 billion by 2020.

The Chinese province, which borders Russia, plans to boost its trade volume to $26 billion by 2015, and $52 billion by 2020.

 

[TaiShang]

Electronic permits for Taiwan Compatriots


A woman from China's Taiwan shows her application form for renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)


A family from Hsin-Chu of Taiwan shows their renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong


An immigration police officer checks a renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Lukou Airport of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)


Young people from Taiwan show their renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)


A police officer checks a woman's renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Changle Airport of Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)


A woman from Taiwan shows her renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, at Changle Airport of Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)


A woman from Taiwan (R front) fills in an application form for a renewed Taibaozheng, a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)


A police officer shows the renewed Taibaozheng (L), a passport-like document that carries the entry permits for Taibao, or Taiwan compatriots, and the former paper version of Taibaozheng in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 21, 2015. The electronic version of Taibaozheng, which is in the form of a card instead of the former paper form, is enabled on the Chinese mainland on Monday. The electronic Taibaozheng, which also serves as the certificate of identity during Taiwan residents' stay on the mainland, will bring more convenience for Taiwanese travelling between Taiwan and the mainland. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

 

[jkroo]

It is a convenient measure. No changing certificate frequently. Easy to carry, easy to read individual information so that could be used for buy many things online and automatically, easy to management.

For me, it is good to see the administrative management progress.

 

[TaiShang]

It is a convenient measure. No changing certificate frequently. Easy to carry, easy to read individual information so that could be used for buy many things online and automatically, easy to management.

For me, it is good to see the administrative management progress.

And not the least the new measures will further promote the already giant cross-Strait interaction. Currently, about 1000 flights per week between the two sides.

 

[cirr]

Anything that is conducive to the flow of people to and from both sides of the Taiwan Strait is welcome。

 

[jkroo]

And not the least the new measures will further promote the already giant cross-Strait interaction. Currently, about 1000 flights per week between the two sides.

Agreed. We need more creative measures to maintain peace and development situations for both sides.

What I can see is that the people flow, freight flow and cash flow increased much more than we can predict in year 2000. Put aside the politics, we are already in the integration process for many years.

I am also optimistic for the cross-strait relationship no matter who is in charge of Taiwan government but I am a little worry about the political and media manipulations in Taiwan. People will finally figure it out I think.

Hope Taiwan brothers and sisters can also concentrate on China Dream to better their life and make more money. That's an forseeable opportunity for both of us.