Editing Three Links (section)

{{Short description|Chinese 1979 foreign policy proposal}}
The '''Three Links''' or '''Three Linkages''' ({{zh|t=三通|p=sān tōng}}) was a 1979 proposal from the [[National People's Congress]] of the [[China|People's Republic of China]] (PRC) to open up [[mail|postal]], [[transport]]ation (especially [[airline]]), and [[trade]] links between mainland China and [[Taiwan]],<ref>Wu, Fulong. [2006] (2006). Globalization and the Chinese city. Volume 7 of Routledge contemporary China series. Routledge publishing. {{ISBN|0-415-35199-5}}, {{ISBN|978-0-415-35199-7}}. p 162.</ref> with the  goal of [[Chinese unification|unifying Mainland China and Taiwan]].<ref name="Tsang">Tsang, Steve Yui-Sang. [1993] (1993). In the Shadow of China: Political Developments in Taiwan Since 1949. University of Hawaii Press. {{ISBN|0-8248-1583-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-8248-1583-7}}. pg 31.</ref>

Before the establishment of the "Three Links", communication between the two sides were routed through intermediate destinations, primarily [[Hong Kong]]; [[Macau]]; [[Jeju City|Jeju]], [[South Korea]] and [[Ishigaki, Okinawa|Ishigaki]], [[Okinawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. The "Three Links" were officially established on 15 December 2008, with the commencement of direct flights, shipping and post.