But cross-strait trade remains very important to Taiwan, so important that some people are referring to the EDAC's cross-strait group as the "SWAT Team." Leaders of all Taiwan's political parties acknowledge that if the EDAC can reach a consensus on trade with China, on national identity and on the direction of Taiwan's development, it will have done much to resolve the current economic woes.
兩岸經貿組被喻為經發會的「重案組」，各政黨領袖也不諱言，若此次會議真能在兩岸經貿關係、乃至國家認同及台灣發展方向上取得共識，國內的經濟難題不啻就解決了一大半。