The mainland's W121 connection line of the M503 flight route benefits both sides of the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday during a regular press conference in Beijing.
Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, reviewed the activation of the M503 air route's connecting route W121 on July 6.
"Since the W121 connection line of the M503 flight route was put into operation, it has operated safely and smoothly. From July 21 to 24, a total of 61 flights were carried out, averaging about 15 flights per day. The route has shortened flight distances, eased air traffic congestion, and reduced delays. Facts have proven that its entry into operation further facilitates cross-Strait exchange of personnel and serves the common interests of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait," he said.
Mainland's new flight connection line benefits both sides of Taiwan Strait: spokesman
China and Canada should work together to promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said in Beijing on Friday.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending the Canada-China Trade and Investment Banquet together with the visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Speaking at the event, He said that under the strategic guidance of the important consensus reached by their leaders, China and Canada should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, win-win cooperation, and mutual success, and jointly promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.
China is steadfastly expanding high-standard opening up, continuously developing new quality productive forces, and is willing to work with countries around the world, including Canada, to create new prospects for cooperation, said He.
Carney noted at the banquet that China is Canada's second-largest trading partner and said Canada looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges with China, making full use of dialogue mechanisms in areas such as the economy and trade, and deepening cooperation in trade, agriculture, energy and other fields.
Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to begin a four-day official visit to China, marking the first trip to the country by a Canadian prime minister in eight years.
China, Canada should work together for stable, healthy, sustainable economic ties: Vice Premier
