Editing Three Links (section)

===Full restoration===
[[File:TNA332toShanghai.ogg|thumb|Audio of Taipei Control requesting TransAsia flight 332 to change frequency to Shanghai Control]] 
Full restoration of the Three Links officially commenced on 15 December 2008, with inaugural direct shipping, direct flights, and direct mail.<ref>[http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2008/12/15/187643/Direct%2Dacross%2Dstrait.htm China Post - Direct across-strait links in place today], Taipei 15 December 2008</ref>

On August 31, 2009, the number of flights between China and Taiwan increased to 270. They no longer had to bypass Hong Kong airspace and also were no longer all operating as chartered flights; i.e., a large number of regular scheduled flights began across the Taiwan Strait out of 25 Chinese airports.<ref name=xcd>{{cite news|title=Mainland, Taiwan increase regular direct flights|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-08/31/content_8636862.htm|access-date=4 January 2012|newspaper=Xinhua via China Daily|date=31 August 2009}}</ref>