When the ROC Foreign Ministry received word of this development, Foreign Minister Jason Hu said that both sides would "very much regret" this decision. Although Taiwan has not made any move to break off all ties with PNG, the cooperative relationship would clearly have been different with a country that has formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan as compared to one which does not.
我國外交部得知消息後，部長胡志強指出，這個決定雙方都將「很惋惜」，我國雖不會主動宣佈斷交，但是雙方合作模式，在有邦交與無邦交的情況下，將有所不同。