On Coordinated Development of Shipping Ports on Both Sides of the Taiwan Straits

The four agreements signed lately by representatives from both sides of the Taiwan Straits have been a sign that will usher in an age of Great Three Links.On the strength of the previous successful Fujian Model of direct shipping transportation,it is advisable and imperative to establish Xiamen and Kaohsiung as the twin hub port centers,and Fuzhou and Keelung as secondary port centers,integrating Quanzhou,Putian,Zhangzhou and Ningde on the Fujian side,and Taipei,Taizhong,Hua Lian and Suao on the Taiwan side into a port cluster.A port logistics network centre should be set up to facilitate the development of port industry in both Fujian and Taiwan.