"Originally, the situation shouldn't have been this complicated," explains Frank Lu. Beijing had devised a rough draft of the "Regulations for Taiwan Strait Direct Shipping Management." In theory it stated that if maritime operators complied with the separate regulations of both governments, they could proceed to ship directly. Deliberation between the two governments was not necessary.
「本來事情不應該這麼複雜的」，盧峰海解釋，中共原本有草擬的「台灣海峽兩岸間航運管理辦法」，照理說業者可以分別依據兩邊政府的規定提出申請，等兩邊各自批准後就可成行，不需要兩岸磋商。