That was said to be the result ﹘ quoted by Fredrick F. Chien, the ROC's represen-tative to the U.S., and given wide coverage in the news media ﹘ from a public opinion poll conducted by the Executive Yuan's Research, Development and Evaluation Commission. But when we asked the RDEC to verify it for us, Commission Chairman Wei Yung indicated that "some things needed to be said."
這個據傳為行政院研考會民意調查的結果，經駐美代表錢復引述，也廣為傳播媒體引用；可是當本刊向研考會查證時，主任委員魏鏞卻表示「有待澄清」。