April 22, 2008 1. Tilt down from sky to Tzehu Lake 2. Close-up of hand pointing to map 3. Wide of official explaining the route for the Chinese real estate developers in Tzehu area 4. Arrival of Chinese real estate developers at Tzehu Lake 5. Panning shot from developers to guide presenting on the environment of Tzehu 6. Close-up Chinese real estate developer, chairman of Palm Springs Real Estate Holdings, Zeng Wei, and his wife Yang Rong-rong, executive director of Palm Springs Real Estate Holdings 7. Chairman of Soho China Limited, Pan Shi-yi, walking along the trail with press surrounding him 8. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Pan Shi-yi, chairman of Soho China Limited: "I think tourism is worth an investment as China is considering the 'three links'. After an establishment of 'three links', a lot of mainlanders are curious about this area. People talk about war or war preparedness in this area. But if they come over to see the facilities related to war preparedness, this can be a sight-seeing area for tourists. This is something meaningful." 9. Feng Lun, chairman of board of directors of Beijing Vantone Real Estate Company Limited, walking along the Tzehu trail 10. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Feng Lun, Chairman of board of directors of Beijing Vantone Real Estate Company Limited: "We would consider tourism and places for vacation as these are areas that link to the Chinese market. It would have a little chance for the mainlanders to come over to buy a residential house. So it has to be the interests (of investments) for both sides, especially for the Chinese market." 11. Wide of Chu Li-luan, Taoyuan County Magistrate, talking to press 12. Close-up of cameras 13. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Chu Li-luan, Taoyuan County Magistrate: "We hope that they can bring more tourists here after today's visit, as well as attract more friends to invest in hotels near Tzehu. The backyard of Tzehu is a restricted area. After an environmental evaluation, we will further investigate if there is a chance for investment in small villas." 14. Panning shot of conference room with Chinese real estate developers listening to a briefing about Taoyuan Aerotropolis 15. Pan and wife Zhang Xin, executive director of Soho China Limited 16. Wide of Chinese real estate developers 17. Close-up of poster reading: (English/Mandarin) "Taoyuan Aerotropolis 2020" FILE: date unknown 19. Various of planes landing and taxiing at Taoyuan International Airport STORYLINE: A group of Chinese property tycoons toured Taiwan on Tuesday as island trade authorities began a new effort to woo major investments from its giant neighbour. The property developers were the first mainland group to visit Taiwan since Ma Ying-jeou was elected president on March 22 on a platform of jump-starting the island's stalled economy by boosting trade ties with Beijing. Included in the group are a number of self-made billionaires who have cashed in on China's breakneck economic growth over the past decade. They say they will look into leisure and tourism investments in anticipation of hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists flocking to the island. Sites on the group's itinerary include a 1.5 (b) billion US dollar commercial-leisure complex in the central city of Taichung and a 330 (m) US dollar yachting-theme park complex near a bay in southern city of Pingtung. Ma's China program - touted during his presidential campaign - includes increasing annual Chinese tourist flows to Taiwan from the current level of 80-thousand to one (m) million and direct flights across the 160-kilometre-wide (100-mile-wide) Taiwan Strait. Aside from holiday charters, direct flights across the Taiwan Strait have been banned since China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9e8a117a8e2ba6bbf68a0ab14cdf7756 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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