However, the Republic of China government in Taiwan has refused to open direct links out of concern for Taiwan's security and in fear that by doing so it would have to recognize the People's Republic of China's one-China policy, since China split into two in the Chinese Civil War and they still have an adversarial relationship.
Međutim, vlada u Tajvanu odbila je iz zabrinutosti za tajvansku sigurnost i straha da će time morati priznati politiku jedne Kine u Narodnoj Republici Kini, budući da je Kina podijeljena u dvije zemlje koje još uvijek imaju kontradiktorni odnos.