The issue of direct links between Taiwan and mainland China-especially shipping and travel without (as now) having to pass through a third territory-was out of the public eye for a while, but is once again a focus of intensive discussion as a result of recent comments by PRC vice premier Qian Qichen.
一度沉寂的三通議題，近來又因中共國務院副總理錢其琛的幾次談話而再度引爆。