As the pro and anti-name rectification stalemate persisted, Kuomintang chairman Lien Chan delivered a harsh rebuke to the DPP at his party's September 7 national congress. Lien accused the DPP of habitually playing to narrow-minded regional and ethnic differences to retain political power.
「正名」、「反正名」僵持不下，國民黨主席連戰七日在該黨三中全會講話時，嚴詞批評民進黨，慣以操弄狹隘的地域及族群觀念，透過街頭鬥爭來爭取政權。