Lien believes that if there is genuinely to be a summit, then it must include discussion of when the DPP will eliminate from its party platform its advocacy of Taiwan independence. Lien said that when the time comes for sincere discussion, the DPP should not bring up "limiting conditions that obscure the issues."
連戰認為，如果真要辦高峰會，就應該把關鍵的台獨黨綱問題拿出來談，「看什麼時候取消」，而不是在需要誠意協商時，說一些有「隱隱約約限制條件的話」。