"Recently a large number of international carriers have come to Taiwan to check out our local airlines," says Wei Chi-lin, chairman of Paradigm Asset Management Co., Ltd. "They are interested in acquiring Taiwanese carriers." Wei says that direct transportation links would give Taiwan the opportunity to join Hong Kong and Shanghai as a major western Pacific transportation hub.
「最近有大批國際航空公司來台考察，有意願併購台灣的航空公司，」華頓投信公司董事長魏啟林指出，兩岸直航後，除了上海與香港外，台灣也有機會成為西太平洋航運中心。