Su Chin-chiang, formerly a researcher at the Institute for National Policy Research and currently chief staff writer at the Taiwan Times, describes the current situation in the Taiwan Strait as being "stable but not secure." That is, under the tranquil surface, the waters are turbulent.
曾任國家政策中心研究員、現任台灣時報總主筆蘇進強則以「不安的穩定」形容台灣海峽目前的狀況，也就是看似平靜的表面下，卻潛藏著波濤萬丈。