Controversy An unexpected tempest has blown up over the issue of establishing representative offices to handle visa matters, because this was not among the items that the MAC had authorized the SEF to negotiate. The establishment of representative offices involves sensitive issues with a bearing upon consular powers. With no consensus between the ruling and opposition parties, the fact that the issue came up in Beijing sparked a storm of heated commentary.
互設辦事處爭議至於意外生波的「兩會互設辦事處」處理往來簽證問題，由於不在原先陸委會授權的談判範圍內，且事涉敏感的領事職權，在朝野未獲共識下，遂引發各界議論。