Three Links

The Three Links or Three Linkages (Chinese: 三通; pinyin: sān tōng) was a 1979 proposal from the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to open up postal (simplified Chinese: 通邮; traditional Chinese: 通郵; pinyin: tōng yóu), transportation (especially airline) (通航; tōng háng), and trade (通商; tōng shāng) links between Mainland China and Taiwan,^[1] with the goal of unifying Mainland China and Taiwan.^[2]

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

^ 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.
^ 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.

[1] 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.

[Tsang-2] 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.

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