But the Hsieh-Chiang partnership so many people hoped to see failed to materialize. Because the KMT insisted on party-to-party negotiations instead of a private invitation, Chiang Pin-kun tactfully declined Frank Hsieh's offer to join his team.
然而，備受期待的「謝江配」最後並未成局，在國民黨「黨進黨出」的堅持下，江丙坤婉拒謝揆邀約。