In this time of domestic and foreign crisis, the one bright spot has been the Ma administration's resumption of talks with mainland China. The direct cross-strait flights long sought by Taiwanese businesspeople became a reality in mid-December 2008 with the opening up of the so-called "three links."
這波內憂外患夾擊中，唯一的大利多是馬政府上台，兩岸復談，台商追求多年來的直航夢想在 2008 年 12 月中旬「大三通」正式上路後實現。