With reference to the mainland's ill-considered and arbitrary actions, some political commentators put forward the interpretation that with the Communist Party of China's 16th national congress imminent and a new leadership line-up about to emerge, mainland politicians jostling for positions of power were eager to put on an impressive performance, so they adopted a more hawkish posture.
針對大陸的獨斷蠻橫，也有政治評論家分析，中共十六全大會開會在即，新一波領導班子即將出線，誰都想在這一波換班中搶到權位，政治人物因此急於表現，態度轉趨強硬。