Looking back beyond the current 50-year standoff between Taiwan and the mainland, the two have in fact been separated for over a century, and have vastly different experiences. Each side needs to learn to understand and respect the other, and in the process to seek the highest common denominator of coexistence and mutual benefit.
實地而言，兩岸對峙五十年，之前的分隔超過百年，發展經驗截然不同，兩岸都需要深入認識對方，尊重彼此，並在其中尋求共存共榮的最大公約數。