Heavy transport vessel runs aground off Taiwan
NewsThe heavy transport vessel Yu Zhou Qi Hang, carrying DHHI equipment, lost power and ran aground near Yeliu Cape amid Typhoon Kong-rey.
Shipping pact boost for China/Taiwan ports
Taiwan and China have set aside decades of hostilities and agreed to allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait. Officials signed the agreement after talks that marked a significant warming of ties between the former bitter enemies that split amid a bloody civil war in 1949. For nearly six decades Taiwan has banned direct shipping links with China fearing the Chinese might attack with warships disguised as civilian vessels.
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