兩岸經濟相互依賴的形成，是兩岸經濟要素的互補分工、經貿的緊密交流，由此逐漸形成並不斷演進的一種「結構」關係。兩岸經濟相互依賴關係的結構特徵包括：一是兩岸經濟與政治的糾葛背景，使其發展環境充滿不確定性，導致兩岸交易成本過高的結果。二是兩岸相互依賴伴隨著外部性問題的存在，消極的外部性易導致兩岸間的衝突。並透過積累效應形成不定期炸彈，造成了兩岸經濟關係的脆弱與不穩定性，三是兩岸的經濟相互依賴的不對稱性，同時存在衝突與合作的可能性，端視在何種「情境」。

Cross-strait economy interdependence's formation, is the Cross- strait economical essential factor supplementary division of labor, the economics and trade close exchange, from this forms and the unceasing evolution one kind gradually “the structure” the relations. Cross-strait economy interdependence's structural feature includes: First, Cross-strait economy and the political entanglement background, causes its development environment to fill the uncertainty, causes the Cross-strait transaction cost excessively high result. Second, in Cross- strait the interdependence is following externalities existence, the negative externality easy to cause the conflict between Cross-strait. And penetrates the build-up effect to form the non-periodical bomb, has created the Cross-strait economic relationships frailly with the instability; third, Cross-strait economical interdependence's dissymmetry, simultaneously has the possibility which conflicts and cooperates, looks carefully in what kind “the situation”.