It is thought that President Chen's direct transportation initiative is a "no-lose" situation for the DPP: they will either achieve their goal, or be seen to be prevented from achieving that goal by mainland China. The ball is now in mainland China's court.
而陸委會提出的直航評估報告，只是做「球」給中國大陸，因為是否能達成直航目的，還需看大陸如何反應。