This 180-degree turn by the Chinese Communists, who have refused to rule out the use of force when dealing with Taiwan, has quite naturally been difficult for the people on the mainland to swallow.
對於始終未曾放棄以武力犯台的中共，這種一百八十度的態度轉變，看在大陸老百姓眼裡，自然不太能接受。尤其一些與台胞沾不上關係的民眾，看到過去文革期間被打為「牛鬼蛇神」的台胞家屬，如今卻一個大翻身，成為幹部奉承的對象，更不是滋味。