Scholars of political science point out, "The secretary general's responsibility is to aid the party chairman, to supervise, manage, coordinate, and to promote the party. It's a pivotal position with heavy responsibility. Therefore, each time the secretary changes it attracts a lot of attention because it will set off a series of high-level personnel changes."
「秘書長輔弼主席，承上啟下，擔任主導、綜理、協調、配合、督促的工作，其重大的職責與關鍵的地位，不容忽視」，一位政治學者指出：「而且，近年來執政黨每更換中央黨部秘書長，馬上引起政壇震動，因為它可能牽涉到一連串的高階人事異動。」