However times may have changed, the patriotic slogans on the walls are reminders of the outer dress of military khakis that Kinmen cannot shed. But now that cross-strait relations are in an era of hand-shaking, talking, and seeking win-win outcomes, the people of Kinmen are ready to try something new on for size.
時光已矣，牆上的愛國標語，是金門尚褪不去軍事外衣的斑駁遺痕，然而世事變遷已經到了握手言和、共創雙贏的時刻，金門人躍躍欲試。