"The situation in mainland China today is similar to what it was in Taiwan in 2000: it's the ground floor. For example, we have been in Beijing only one year and already are issuing 3000 e-papers," says Sean Fu. As they build up their reputations, those e-paper platforms that have survived the unfavorable dotcom environment in Taiwan will look even better given the mainland's online population.
「大陸目前的狀況與二○○○年的台灣類似，是初步發展期，如北京的魅力站才剛成立一年就有三千多種電子報，」傅尚揚說，漸漸累積人氣後，在今天台灣網路氣候不佳的情況下電子報平台都能生存，未來大陸地區的網路人口將更看好。