This pragmatic approach may be the model for the future presence in Hong Kong of the countries which maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei. The loss of a major diplomatic partner is a blow to the ROC's hopes for "dual recognition," and also reveals the cruel and unsentimental nature of international politics.
失去重要邦交國，使得我國所期望的「雙重承認」外交模式受到挫折，也顯示國際政治的現實與冷酷。