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A Chinese cruise ship with 1,600 tourists arrived in Taiwan, boosting prospects for expanded economic ties between the rivals as the first such vessel to do so.

Taiwanese linked hands to form a human chain the length of the island today, as President Chen Shui-bian urged the protesters to oppose China’s military threats and create the “Great Wall of Taiwan’s democracy”.

Tropical storm Nari churned over northern Taiwan today, triggering mudslides and flash floods that killed 13 people and blacked out more than 820,000 homes.