The Taiwan Research Institute (TRI), on the other hand, was always "top adviser" on mainland policy. As TRI head Liu Tai-ying recalls, on all issues such as the "no haste, be patient" policy or investment in mainland China by high-tech firms from Taiwan, TRI research would always meet Lee's needs and be accepted.
台灣綜合研究院則是李登輝對大陸政策的「首席顧問」，舉凡戒急用忍、高科技登陸設廠等議題，台綜院院長劉泰英回憶，台綜院的研究結果總因確實掌握李前總統的需要而獲得採納。