First, as the president was preparing to depart Taiwan, the Nicaraguan foreign minister publicly called upon the ROC to make good on the previous administration's promise of US $ 100 million in assistance. This remark sparked controversy in Taiwan, where some accused the new government of pursuing the same "checkbook diplomacy" practiced by its predecessor.
首先，是行前尼加拉瓜外長要求我國實踐前政府當局承諾的一億美元援助，引發國人的爭議，質疑新政府未跳脫舊政府「金錢外交」的模式。