On December 15th, 2008 (November 18th, 2008 in the lunar calendar), the direct "three links" between the two sides of the strait were basically realized, creating a new page in history. On December 15th, at Tianjin Port Terminal, two 10,000-ton giant ships, "New Yantai" owned by China Shipping Group and "Oceania" of China Ocean Shipping Group, were loaded with containers and ready to go. On the same day, the maiden voyage ceremony of cross-strait direct sea flights was held in Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area. After 59 years of twists and turns and expectations, passenger planes, ships and letters from both sides of the strait historically crossed the Taiwan Province Strait on the 15th, instead of bypassing the third place and directly leading to the other side, basically realizing the direct "three links". Analysts said that the launch of cross-strait direct air flights, direct sea flights and direct postal services marked closer cross-strait exchanges and slowed down relations, and paved a bright road for cooperation, peace and harmony in the Taiwan Strait. At 8: 05 on the 15th, facing the brilliant dawn, flight MU2075 of China Eastern Airlines took off from Shanghai Pudong Airport and flew to Taipei for the first time along the two-way direct air route of the Taiwan Province Strait. Six minutes later, with expectant eyes, Taiwan transasia airways Flight 332 took off from Taipei Songshan Airport and went to Shanghai along the two-way direct route for the first time. At 8: 47, the first charter flights of the two cross-strait direct air flights met in the air 3,000 feet apart, and the milky white smoke merged into a new node in the history of cross-strait relations. On December 15th, three Taiwan compatriots waved when boarding the plane at Shenzhen Airport. At 7: 20 a.m. on the same day, Shenzhen Airlines flight ZH9095 officially took off from Shenzhen Airport as the first mainland flight to Taiwan Province through the direct "three links" between the two sides of the strait. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhuang Jin On December 15th, the direct postal ceremony between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits was held at the Beijing Air Mail Exchange Station of Beijing Capital International Airport.