ZHANG ZHIJUN, the mainland’s top official in charge of Taiwan ties, arrived in Taipei yesterday for a four-day landmark trip that includes meetings with Taiwanese officials to improve bilateral ties.

    Gu and Wang, who have been transferred to the city’s procuratorate, will now face a jail term of up to six months, Shenzhen police said Tuesday.

    It was the city’s first case charging road ragers with jeopardizing public security.

    On the night of May 8, Gu became upset on his way from Luohu to Nanshan to pick up his friend when Wang cut two lanes and overtook his car on the Meilin section of Beihuan Boulevard, Gu told police.

    Gu, who drove a Toyota, accelerated his vehicle to chase Wang, who drove a Mercedes Benz. When Gu overtook Wang after a 1-km chase, he intentionally slowed down his vehicle several times, forcing Wang to decrease his speed.

    Wang was infuriated and started chasing Gu down Beihuan Boulevard, one of the busiest trunk roads in the city, police said.

    During the 10-km chase from Meilin to the Longzhu section of Beihuan Boulevard, the two vehicles collided several times and Wang finally stopped at the side of Beihuan Boulevard.

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    Gu escaped when Wang got out of his car for revenge with a stone in his hand.

    Wang called police some time after the incident took place.

    Gu said he was just trying to scare Wang and didn’t intend to collide with Wang’s car during the chase.

    Wang regretted not calling the police immediately after being provoked.

    “I just to wanted to get away from him as I was on my way to pick up my wife at Shenzhen airport, but Gu collided with my car intentionally,” Wang told police in his version of the story.

    Gu, who is divorced, has a 7-year-old daughter, who, after his arrest, was looked after by her neighbor and teacher.

    A report released May 29 showed the two vehicles rammed each other several times causing damages estimated at 152,907 yuan.

    The two drivers were caught June 17 and had been handed to city’s procuratorate June 24 for prosecution.

    (Han Ximin)