On the eve of this lunar new year, PRC President Jiang Zemin issued an eight-point statement regarding relations with Taiwan. Premier Lien Chan of the ROC responded to Jiang's statement. As a result, relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have entered the era of "discussion."
自從去年農曆除夕中共「國家主席」江澤民發表八點談話，我國行政院長連戰也加以回應後，兩岸關係已進入全新的「協商時代」。