But non-Formosa DPP members feel that the Formosa faction may be too optimistic. Chiu Yi-jen argued that, if the Taiwan economy is not first strengthened, linking it to mainland China could be fatal. Su Huan-chihsays that the Formosa faction has blind faith in market forces, and warns that unrestricted investment in China will make Taiwan's economy too dependent on the mainland, while hastening deindustrialization in Taiwan.
非美麗島系卻認為美麗島系太過樂觀，新潮流系的民進黨秘書長邱義仁則說，強不了本，西進只是在拖命，立委蘇煥智也說，美麗島系對市場機能盲目崇拜，不限制對中國投資，將加重我國對大陸的依賴程度，並加速台灣產業空洞化。