Singapore - Singapore welcomed Monday the launch of direct air, sea and postal links between China and Taiwan.

"This will allow enhanced cross-strait economic and people-to-people exchanges, and both sides can derive the win-win benefits of this advancement in cross-strait dialogue and cooperation," a Foreign Ministry statement said, referring to the exchanges between Taipei and Beijing across the Taiwan Strait.

"This positive development will be good for regional stability," the Ministry said in response to media queries. (dpa)