As for the delicate relations between the two sides, Lien Chan affirmed that mainland China has reached a positive decision on air and sea links. He said that if the two sides can cooperate, it would be like a tiger growing wings, arguing that the two sides ought to seek mutually beneficial relations, lest cross-strait relations continue to go where they have for the last 50 years: nowhere.
針對兩岸微妙的關係，連戰肯定中共最近在航運方面的決定有正面意義，他說，如果兩岸合作，就像一隻老虎加上兩隻翅膀，所以未來兩岸應該共同營造雙贏的局面，否則牛角尖鑽了五十年，還要繼續鑽下去。