Despite the money and energy expended, all the candidates in Taipei supported the government's decision by taking down campaign signs, removing wall posters, dismantling their support groups and urging voters to keep calm, to stand united and to strengthen self-reliance.
當天是增額中央民意代表競選活動的第九天，上午候選人的宣傳車照樣在街上奔馳，美匪建交的消息傳出後，候選人的宣傳車不再播出「拜託、拜託」或「請惠賜一票」，而改成譴責美國媚匪及呼籲國人自強團結奮鬥的呼聲！