When President Ma Ying-jeou received the news, he maintained his usual aplomb and gave the credit to the collective efforts made by both the "green" and "blue" political camps over the past decade-plus, to goodwill on the part of mainland China, and to strong support from the international community.
馬英九總統得知消息後，以其一貫的持平態度，將功勞歸於過去十多年朝野不分藍綠的積極爭取、中共的善意，以及國際社會的大力支持。