China to improve ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader

• China has announced the resumption of certain ties with Taiwan, including direct flights to mainland cities and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products.
• This decision follows a visit to Beijing by Cheng Li-wun, leader of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party, who held a high-profile meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• China's Communist Party's Taiwan Work Office said it would explore establishing a long-term communication mechanism with Taiwan’s Kuomintang Party.
• The measures reverse previous suspensions, such as import bans on various Taiwanese agricultural products since 2021 and restrictions on individual Chinese travel to Taiwan since 2019.
• Additionally, China indicated plans to work towards constructing a bridge connecting the Taiwanese islands of Matsu and Kinmen.

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China to resume flights to Taiwan in bid to ease tensions