As a result, for both these major offshore islands, advancing the Little Three Links and developing tourism are key policy goals.
長期的大量駐軍慢慢精簡，過往以賺阿兵哥錢為主的行業逐漸蕭條，無論是洗衣店、撞球間甚至是計程車數量，都已大量減少，迫使兩大離島不約而同地將小三通和發展觀光列為主要施政目標。