The two side have also agreed to increase the number of cross-Strait passenger flights to 558 flights per week, an increase of more than 50 percent.

双方也同意将两岸旅客航班增加到每周558次，增幅超过50%。

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Others will allow a sharp expansion in direct cross-strait flights and improve co-operation in fighting crime and repatriating fugitives.

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But Mr Ma's faltering popularity has shown little sign of gaining lift from China's displays of goodwill since he took office in 2008, which included the launch of direct cross-strait flights and a free-trade agreement.

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Their arguments are bolstered by the fact that so far, despite the cross-Strait flights and the new, "relaxed" atmosphere, Taiwan's exports to China have actually fallen as a share of China's total imports this year as compared to last year.

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