In domestic reaction to the proposed referendum, opposition presidential candidate Lien Chan raised the idea of "cross-strait arms control talks," hoping that China and Taiwan could substitute negotiations for conflict and confrontation.
至於國內反應方面，相對於「防衛性公投」，在野黨總統候選人連戰則拋出「兩岸軍備管制會談」，希望兩岸能以談判來代替衝突和對抗。