The point which elicited the greatest amount of discussion, however, was his treatment of the very sensitive issue of independence or unification vis-a-vis mainland China. Lee took a relatively moderate approach, suggesting regional development based on his "seven regions" theory.
其中，引起最多討論的，是他針對台灣與中國大陸都非常敏感的「分離或合一」關係，而提出比較中性、以區域發展為基礎的「七塊論」。