However, as the two sides prepared to resume discussions, the Lin Ti-chuan murder case, as well as many stories of Taiwanese businesspeople being victimized, brought the PRC government under intense scrutiny from Taiwan popular opinion. Will this affect the future progress of cross-strait discussions?
但在兩岸即將恢復協商之際，林滴娟案與頻傳的台商遇害消息，使中共面臨台灣民意的壓力，是否會影響未來兩岸協商的進行？