Speaking on the topic of the three direct links, MAC chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen said that these will be phased in according to conditions, with the first phase being the opening of direct business links as necessitated by the admission of both sides to the WTO.
陸委會主委蔡英文二十八日在立法院表示，「三通」是配合客觀條件分階段進行，第一階段是因應兩岸加入世貿組織開放直接通商。