Before the final break occurred, in May Tien Hung-mao broke away from President Chen's tour of Latin American allies to make an emergency trip to Macedonia, in a final attempt to save the shaky relationship.
為鞏固邦誼，外交部長田弘茂在五月間陪同陳總統出訪中南美途中，曾緊急轉赴馬國，試圖做最後的挽救。