Ma Ying-jeou, chairman of the cabinet-level Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission, who has helped plan mainland policy, said that when he went to his high school reunion, he was the only one at his table who hadn't been to the mainland, making it evident that the people are enthusiastic about the policy of liberalizing visits there.
參與大陸政策研擬的行政院研考會委員馬英九，在同一場演講會中也說到，當他參加高中同學會時，才發現同桌只有他一個人沒去過大陸，可見開放探親以後，民眾對前往大陸的情形相當熱絡。