The purpose of this study is to examine the views of Taiwan's Mainland China affairs experts regarding Cross-Strait academic exchange. Academic flows across the Taiwan Strait have been worthwhile because they have improved mutual understanding by improving the quality of information available to scholars on both sides of the Strait. Such flows have also had an important influence on government decision-making. The current obstacles to academic exchange derived from political interference, bureaucracy, and mutual skepticism. However, isolation and suspicion could only lead to misunderstanding and heightened instability. To improve the present condition requires communication and interaction. We are convinced that increased academic exchanges, particularly those centered on interaction among scholars within the same field and dialogues between government think-tanks on either side of the Taiwan Strait, will enhance mutual trust and create a better political atmosphere between Mainland China and Taiwan.