Passengers on the day's first direct flight from Shenzhen, mainland China arrive at Taipei's Sungshan Airport Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. Mainland China and Taiwan have started a new era of direct air and shipping services Monday with planes and ships travel directly across the Taiwan Strait, formally ending a nearly six-decade ban on regular links. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Passengers on the day's first direct flight from Shenzhen in mainland China arrive at Sungshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. Mainland China and Taiwan have started a new era of direct air and shipping services Monday with planes and ships travel directly across the Taiwan Strait, formally ending a nearly six-decade ban on regular links. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

The day's first direct flight from Shenzhen, mainland China arrives at Taipei's Sungshan Airport, Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. Mainland China and Taiwan have started a new era of direct air and shipping services Monday with planes and ships travel directly across the Taiwan Strait, formally ending a nearly six-decade ban on regular links. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Mainland China and Taiwan have started a new era of direct air and shipping services Monday with planes and ships travel directly across the Taiwan Strait, formally ending a nearly six-decade ban on regular links.