Java：跨包的受保护访问

package1 ： ProtectedClass.java

package org.test.package1;

public class ProtectedClass {

    protected void foo () {
        System.out.println("foo");
    }
}

package2 ： ExtendsprotectedClass.java

package org.test.package2;

import org.test.package1.ProtectedClass;

public class ExtendsprotectedClass  extends ProtectedClass {

    public void boo() {
        foo(); // This works, 
               // since protected method is visible through inheritance
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ExtendsprotectedClass epc = new ExtendsprotectedClass();
        epc.foo(); // Why is this working? 
                   // Since it is accessed through a reference,
                   // foo() should not be visible, right?
    }
}

package2 ： UsesExtendedClass.java

package org.test.package2;

public class UsesExtendedClass {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ExtendsprotectedClass epc = new ExtendsprotectedClass();
        epc.foo(); // CompilationError: 
                   // The method foo() from the type ProtectedClass
                   // is not visible
    }
}