In March 2008, Taiwanese cast 7.66 million votes to bring about the island's second transfer of power to an opposition party, putting aside ideological conflict in favor of reviving the economy. The election established a new foundation for cross-strait relations-one that includes official contacts and reciprocal, bilateral interactions-and opens the floodgates to cross-strait economic and trade cooperation.
2008 年 3 月，台灣人民用 766 萬張選票，選擇了第二次政黨輪替，也決定了未來要放下意識型態纏鬥，大步走向「拚經濟」，並在準官方接觸、雙向互惠往來的全新基礎上，為兩岸經貿合作「開大門、走大路」。