At the same time, Premier Lien Chan submitted his resignation to the president to show his acceptance of responsibility, and also answered the public's questions and doubts directly on a TV call-in show, thus showing the government's genuine desire to soothe public anger, and to bridge the gap in public confidence.
同時，閣揆連戰除了向總統遞出辭呈以示負責外，並利用電視叩應節目直接面對民眾的問題與質疑，顯示政府確實想要平息民怨，縮短與民意的落差。