At that time, Li's daughter was applying for art school, which required a large sum of money. Li's husband voluntarily contributed his savings, although his salary was very low.
Li said that although their marriage did not start from pure love, they made it through hard times together.
Cross-strait marriages have caused tension in some communities due to the fact that people from both sides are often unfamiliar with each other.
A woman surnamed Chen who was born in northwest China's Gansu Province ended up living in the city of Taipei after marrying a Taiwanese man. Frictions between her and her neighbors caused her to quit going to her community fitness club.
However, when cross-strait relations entered a new phase in 2008, Chen found that her neighbors no longer had any hostile sentiment toward her and she rejoined the club.
Ni Yanbao had problems getting her family in central China's city of Zhengzhou to accept her husband from Taiwan, as her parents did not have a lot of trust in him.
In order to prove his innocence, Ni's husband took his elder sisters to visit Ni's family three times to explain their background.
Currently, Ni lives with her husband in Taipei, while Chen and Xiong have a home in Shanghai.
Chen works as a Shanghai-based public relations specialist for a Taiwanese company and spends most of his time on the mainland with his family.
Chen and Xiong's son is three years old and will have to decide whether he wants to be a mainland or Taiwan resident in the future.
"He will make his own decision when he turns 18. Both choices are fine to me," said Chen.
Source:Xinhua
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