We have been taking an active and pragmatic way to promote mutual tourism exchanges across the Taiwan Straits, and have made full preparations for the mainland citizens to visit Taiwan.

We hope the couple can meet the Taiwan compatriots as soon as possible and the Taiwan authorities can follow the wishes of the people on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, providing active cooperation on this issue.

Both sides of the Taiwan Straits should be looking to build mutual trust, not undermine it.

Everyone wants cross-straits relations to be peaceful and stable and develop to the mutual benefit of both sides. Anyone who tries to reverse this major trend will most certainly fail.

[I was] somewhat skeptical about what was taking place on the floors of these exchanges. They'll buy you or sell you, depending upon if it's in their interest.

We're a long way from what anybody would call dire straits,