The noted political commentator Chin Heng-wei, chief editor of Taiwan's Contemporary Monthly, agreed strongly with Ruan's comments, and added, "In this election the people of Taiwan were even more concerned about domestic issues than they were about cross-strait relations."
「當代」雜誌總編輯、名政論家金恆煒也認為阮銘對兩岸關係的分析鞭辟入裡。