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"Fujian's Department of Transportation is working on a program that will allow vehicles from Taiwan, including sedans and trucks, to be driven in Pingtan," said Zhang Zhaomin, a deputy to the National People's Congress and head of the department.
In April Cheap Sven Andrighetto Shirt , a truck from Taiwan carrying a golden statue of Mazu, the traditional Chinese goddess of the sea who is worshipped by people across the Straits, was allowed on the roads in Pingtan. It had been taken there aboard the ferry Haixia that travels between Pingtan and Taiwan's Taichung and Taipei.
The department gave the vehicle the green light because it came to Pingtan for a Mazu pilgrimage event. The case was a breakthrough for cross-Straits transportation, as the vehicle was the first from Taiwan to be driven in Fujian, Zhang said.
"The case inspired us to create a mechanism that will welcome more cars from Taiwan Cheap Tyson Barrie Shirt ," Zhang said.
Vehicles from Taiwan will be transferred aboard cargo ships, and there will be no time limit on how long they can be used in Pingtan. Issues such as registration plates, vehicle licenses and driving licenses are still under discussion.
Zhang said the provincial government has been negotiating with the authorities in Taiwan with a view to making it possible for cars from Pingtan to be driven in Taiwan.
"The detailed plan will be announced as soon as possible," Zhang added.
Pingtan covers an area of 324 square kilometers and is the closest point on the mainland to Taiwan.
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LOS ANGELES, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A Video of a female street vendor violently arrested in the Southern Californian city of Perris last month has caused anger and controversy on social media.
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According to a Riverside County Sheriff's Department news release on Monday, the video did not capture the officer's efforts to convince Mendez-Medrano to remove her stall. "As with most police events, the short, publicly produced video does not have the full context or content of the incident seen on the video Cheap Gabriel Landeskog Shirt ," the statement said.
"During periods of traffic congestion, our officers saw numerous street vendors walking into traffic to sell products to people caught in the congestion. Due to the obvious traffic safety concerns, our officers contacted multiple street vendors who were found to be vending without a permit," said the release.
However, a witness at the scene said that vendors were not creating unsafe conditions by walking into traffic.
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Unlike other vendors, Mendez-Medrano refused to cooperate as necessary to allow the officer to issue her a citation. She refused to provide her name, and attempted to walk away.
"After giving several fake names, attempting to leave Cheap Matt Duchene Shirt , and pushing the officer away, our officer attempted to arrest Ms. Mendez-Medrano for violating the city ordinance and obstructing justice," the press release stated.
The officer held Mendez-Medrano's arm to prevent her from fleeing and "a very brief physical struggle ensued before she was taken into custody," according to police.
"Why do you do this to us?" Medrano can be heard yelling in Spanish to the officer in the video. "We're living our life."
The cellphone video has prompted controversy on Twitter and other social medias.
"Honestly, watching this puts a hole in my chest. Instead of arresting drug dealers Cheap Matt Nieto Jersey , gangbangers, he's arresting a lady selling flowers," wrote Twitter user Jent.
"Are we claiming excessive force?" asked Twitter user Token Squre.