The era during which both Taiwan and mainland China banned each other's publications ended with the lifting of martial law by Taiwan and the adoption of opening-up policies by mainland China. Both sides have gradually relaxed their policies toward the exhibition and sale of each other's publications, though not all bans have been legally canceled. Since both sides have regulations for reading publications published by the other side, it is possible for scholars of both sides to read banned books, but ordinary people still do not have convenient access to publications from across the Taiwan Strait. At present, cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation between libraries and information industries have been rather frequent and publishers from both sides have often evaded restrictions on book imports and exports by holding cross-Strait book exhibitions.