The people of Taiwan and mainland China were separated for 40 years. Some people describe their new relationship as like that of a pair of lovers. At first there was passion and curiosity, but after about five years of dating, more rational attitudes came to the fore as they looked to the future.
兩岸人民分隔了四十年，有人形容彼此關係就像一對戀人，由剛開始的「激情、好奇」，經過五年交往，逐漸進入冷靜看待對方、思索未來發展的階段。