It has been noted that it was the sinking of a fishing vessel from Fujian Province several years ago, killing over 100 people, that prompted a restoration of cross-strait negotiations after nearly 50 years of breakdown. That event resulted in the signing of a historic agreement.
輿論指出，當年閩平漁事件造成百名大陸客死亡，曾讓兩岸恢復了中斷近五十年的談判，並簽署歷史性協議，使危機轉為契機。