However, WTO regulations require that exemptions be declared prior to application for entry. Given Taiwan's current weak diplomatic position, unless the PRC agrees to the exemption, it will be difficult for Taiwan to get the required support of two-thirds of the 137 WTO member states for this escape clause. In sum, Kinmen people remain optimistic that the arguments in favor of the little three links will win out.
不過依規定，排除條款必須在提出入會申請時先提聲明，以目前我方外交處境，除非中共也同意，否則很難說服一百三十七個會員國中的三分之二同意這種做法，這也是金門人對小三通充滿期待的原因之一。