A delegation of the People
First Party visited Shanghai yesterday to discuss possible direct shipping
routes between Shanghai and Taiwan island's Kaohsiung, Xinhua news agency
reported today.
Chang Hsien-Yao, the director of the party's policy research center, said the
delegation aims to learn about the development of the Yangshan Deep-Water Port
to establish a cooperative platform between the two cities.
He said that the People First Party, the smaller of the island's two main
opposition parties, will first realize the direct shipping routes between the
two cities despite facing political difficulties.
Zhang said the party will promote the proposal in the upcoming trade forum
between Taiwan and China's mainland.
Zhang will lead the delegation to visit the city's key scenic areas and
projects, including the Shanghai Museum, Yangshan Deep-Water Port, Donghai
Bridge and Yuyuan Garden. They will visit Suzhou tomorrow and return to Taiwan
on Thursday.
