Faced with the negative criticism, the seminar's experts and scholars maintained that they had done their best to offer suggestions and recommendations and shouldn't be criticized unfairly. They invited reporters to a conference to clear things up, but neither side gave in.
針對一面倒的負面評論，國建會學人自覺已盡力建言，不應受議，乃主動邀約記者舉行座談，進行澄清與說明。