In spite of positive attitudes all round regarding the contribution made by Track Two, Kuo Cheng-liang, associate professor in politics at Soochow University, believes that Beijing's diplomatic blockade of Taiwan, and the military threat that it poses against the island, have intensified rather than eased, and this has already put Track Two diplomacy under a big strain.
儘管各界樂見第二軌道的貢獻，但是民進黨籍的東吳大學政治系副教授郭正亮也認為，北京對台的外交封鎖和軍事威脅，不降反升，已使第二軌道外交大感吃力。