FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA The last time this happened, Harry Truman was in the White House and Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek were the leaders of the two Chinas. Regular direct flights between China and Taiwan begin Friday, with a chartered plane carrying tourists to Taipei. The direct links had been in the works for more than a decade and were finally approved in a June 13 agreement. In Taiwan, the direct flights are the first tangible sign of progress in cross-Strait relations since President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May. He swept to victory by nearly 17 percentage points on pledges to improve cross-Strait ties and fix the economy. Several recent liberalization measures, though modest on their own merits, are encouraging first signs that Mr. Ma is moving in the right direction on both fronts. Another small...
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