Taiwan’s Straits Exchange Foundation has announced that two new cross-strait cooperation agreements have taken effect.
The two agreements- one on weather monitoring and the other on observing seismic activity- entered into force on Wednesday. Taiwan and Mainland China originally signed the agreements in February last year, but last year’s protests against the cross-strait trade in services agreement delayed the implementation of the agreements.
The Straits Exchange Foundation says that the new agreements will give scientists on both sides of the Taiwan Strait a means for sharing data in real time. This will improve the accuracy of weather forecasts.
The agreements will also give scientists a channel for holding conferences and exchanges on topics such as earthquake prediction.
Meanwhile, China’s Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits says that the agreements will create opportunities for scientific exchanges while improving both sides’ ability to protect lives and property.