31.   But no progress was made on an agreement to restore direct air links.

32.   Cambodia has approached Taiwan about establishing air links after it reneged on an air pact signed a year ago to avoid angering China, an official said Wednesday.

33.   China denounced the agreement between Cambodia and Taiwan to open commercial air links as a threat to its national sovereignty, a Chinese embassy statement seen Wednesday said.

34.   China has opened its third air link from the mainland to Macao, connecting the Portuguese colony to Chongqing in southwestern Sichuan province, the Xinhua news agency said.

35.   China is also demanding South Africa renegotiate its air links with Taiwan and redesignate them as regional instead of international, the paper said.

36.   Direct air links from Taiwan to Xiamen would bring more tourists and more jobs, Ni said.

37.   During that visit, Burma and Cambodia signed an agreement to establish air links between Rangoon and Phnom Penh.

38.   Ethiopia has not made a formal statement on sanctions, but it has cut air links to Burundi.

39.   Federal Transport Minister John Anderson said Tuesday that some form of air link had already been restored to all but eight of the unserviced routes.

40.   Fisher also called for direct air links between the two countries, an issue he raised during meetings with top Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.