In mid-April, the Sheng Da, of the PRC's Fujian Province, sailed into Kaohsiung Harbor, while later in the month the ROC's Uniglory Marine Corporation's Uni-Order sailed into Xiamen Harbor. These events are a milestone, marking the first time in more than forty years that there has been direct sailing across the strait.
四月中旬，隸屬大陸福建省的盛達輪駛進高雄港，我國立榮海運的立順輪也已於四月下旬駛進廈門港，首開四十多年來兩岸船舶通航的紀錄，兩岸交流從此邁入新的里程碑。