But basic needs and economic necessity have tended to draw the people of Kinmen and Matsu closer to the mainland. Considering that it is impossible to halt exchanges between Taiwan and the PRC, as the Little Three Links continue to play out, perhaps Taiwan's citizens will be moved to rethink the status of Kinmen and Matsu as intermediary bridges.
經濟與生活的自然需求，讓金馬民眾心態上有向大陸靠攏的趨勢，而兩岸未來的交流勢不可擋，小三通的實施，或許正可引領國人重新審思金門、馬祖的橋樑中介地位。