According to Hsiao, "Taiwan's situation vis-a-vis China is that as long as we have a relationship, things are OK." He said the problem has been figuring out what sort of relationship to maintain because the giant across the strait is not necessarily nice and its intentions are unclear.
「台灣與大陸的關係是有關係就沒關係，」蕭新煌說，問題在該維持什麼樣的關係，因為身旁的巨人不一定善良，而且又摸不清心思。