The fact that US visitors have repeatedly reiterated "no independence for Taiwan" is seen as another force for accelerating crossstraits negotiations. Kau Lang, a professor in the Department of Politics at National Taiwan University, said that the US clearly sees the key to stability in the Taiwan Strait as being whether or not the independence movement in Taiwan progresses.
從美方來訪人士一再強調「台灣不獨立」，也可以看出另一股加速兩岸談判的力量，台灣大學政治系教授高朗說，美國看清台海穩定的關鍵，繫於台灣分離運動是否取得進展。