"People who know how to go about it can have their little darlings here within two months, but those who don't will still be looking out across the Taiwan Strait a year from now," says an official at the Chinese Refugees Relief Association, which deals with applications from mainland compatriots for residence in Taiwan.
「會辦的，兩個月以內可以接來心肝寶貝；不會辦的，辦了一年還是父子倆隔著海峽遙遙相望」，受理大陸同胞來台定居的中國災胞救助總會一位官員如是說。