And as long as there is no change in the overall structure of mainland society, which still demands ideological conformity and in which rulers are above the law, the two sides across the Taiwan Strait can indeed do little more than increase cultural and economic exchanges and develop mutual understanding, so as to lay down the foundations for reunification at some time in the future.
而當大陸思想仍要求一統、人治大於法治的整體社會結構不動時，兩岸確實僅能在文化、經貿層次多所交流，以求在觀點上異中求同，增加共識，為將來和平統一奠基；否則終將雞同鴨講，漸行漸遠。