The legislative caucus of the Kuomintang said that President Chen, with his third trip in two years, is spending too much time abroad, with little to show for it. Aid to Taiwan's diplomatic partners now exceeds US $ 500 million, but fewer and fewer countries support Taiwan's admission to the United Nations, they said.
國民黨立院黨團則表示，陳總統上任兩年內三次出訪，不但太過頻繁，而且成效不彰，金援友邦總額超過五億美元，但支持我國加入聯合國的友邦反而越來越少。