Even his "burning books and burying scholars alive," which is roundly criticized by both the mainland and Taiwan, has its positive side: "As well as consolidating political power, it also helped establish the concept of unity and eliminate separatist thinking."
即使是大陸、台灣兩岸都痛貶的「焚書坑儒」也有「積極方面」：「除了藉以鞏固政權外，對樹立統一觀念和消除割據意識，也有一定的作用」。