Now with China's violent suppression of protests in Tibet, Ma has even stated that he would not rule out an Olympic boycott if the situation worsens. He has also condemned Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's statement that "Taiwan's future must be determined by the entirety of the Chinese people," calling it "overbearing, unreasonable, arrogant and stupid." The strength of his words caught people off guard.
馬英九不僅年年紀念六四「天安門事件」、公開聲援法輪功，此次因為中共鎮壓西藏動亂，還表示若情況惡化，「不排除拒絕參加北京奧運」，並痛斥中共總理溫家寶「台灣前途必須由全體中國人民決定」的說法，是「蠻橫無理、自大愚蠢」，措辭之強烈，令人錯愕。