He argues that, so far as these economic topics are concerned, the influence of the market itself will far outweigh what is said through any channel of communication. After all, the pressure to open the three links comes from Taiwan businesses, or from American companies who are no longer willing to maintain their headquarters in Taiwan because of the lack of direct travel and shipping between the two sides.
「在經濟上，『市場』本身的影響力絕對比任何管道來的直接且重要，」他說，三通的壓力來自台灣企業，甚至美國許多企業都認為，兩岸間沒有直航已造成不便，而影響了他們設籍台灣的意願。