Upon his return from New Zealand, Wang Chih-kang commented that mainland China's pressure against Taiwan was "constantly mounting." Even though APEC leaders hinted their support for both sides of the Taiwan Strait entering the WTO by year's end, Wang felt that the future would be "hard to predict." In particular, Taiwan should prepare early on to respond to politically disruptive activities from Beijing.
經濟部長王志剛自紐西蘭返國後指出，中共對我國的打壓是「窮凶惡極」、「變本加厲」，儘管 APEC 領袖宣言中暗喻支持兩岸在年底加入 WTO，但他認為其中變數仍多，我國能否入會「難以預料」，尤其針對北京可能會採取的對我政治干預行動，我們需及早因應。