At a subsequent routine press conference, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the PRC's State Council refused to comment on the matter, but instead stressed that there is still "good momentum" in cross-strait relations. After this reaction showed that Beijing is unwilling to allow a single appointment to derail the new thaw in cross-strait relations, the furor over Lai's appointment finally died down.
之後中共國台辦在例行記者會上不願就此發表評論，反倒強調兩岸關係的發展仍然「勢頭良好」，顯示中共亦不願為此一特定人事任命案打壞了兩岸新情誼，風波才漸告止息。