Jetliners from China touched down in rival Taiwan for the first time in 56 years, inspiring celebrations with dancing dragons and raising hopes that the flights will cool tensions in one of the world's most dangerous potential flashpoints.
The China Southern Airlines flight carried 277 Taiwanese businesspeople and their families returning for the Lunar New Year - the biggest holiday on the Chinese calendar. Only Taiwanese were allowed on the holiday charter flights.
Chinese jets in Taiwan
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