Of course circulation is not as convenient as it would be if the nation were not divided. Newspapers no longer carry works from the other side of the fence. Over a period of time the writers on both sides have become unfamiliar with each other's works.
目前兩地的華文報刊交流沒有以往同屬於一國時的便利、頻繁，報紙副刊上不再像過去一樣常有對方作品，兩地作家對彼此文壇的動態也逐漸生疏。