In terms of what issues should be discussed, Beijing wants to focus on political issues, while Taipei argues that discussion should first focus on technical matters. Despite this difference, however, Lin Chong-pin states that the important thing at this stage is simply to talk, and not necessarily to reach any particular conclusion.
雖然兩岸在談判的議題上看法不同，中共欲談「政治性」議題，我方則認為應以「事務性」議題為優先。但林中斌表示，現階段的重點在於「談」的動作，而非馬上談出一個結果。