March 12 (Baba), April 17, 1989, the sports teams of Chinese Taipei to the mainland to compete for the first time. ,

1989 4 17, the Chinese Taipei to participate in the Asian Youth Gymnastics Championships gymnastics team and 27-member delegation, led by the head of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, Deputy Secretary-General Zhan Deji, arrived in the afternoon of April 17, 1989 Beijing, this is the first time since 1949 to send teams to the mainland to participate in sports competitions, has entered a new stage marked cross-strait sports exchanges.