ROC deputy secretary-general to the president Lin Pi-shao contends that the "state-to-state" policy is not aimed at Wang Daohan's upcoming visit or next year's presidential election; rather, it offers a clear definition of the two players across the Taiwan Strait.
總統府副秘書長林碧照也指出，「兩國論」不是針對海協會會長汪道涵訪台或選舉等特定事情，而是把兩岸定位說清楚。