Reaction to the agreements was favorable, with many noting how the developments were in keeping with the government's efforts to further liberalize and internationalize the economy, but American pressure also played a role in the changes.
這項「共識」的建立，固然一方面與年初行政院俞國華院長揭櫫「自由化、國際化、制度化」的發展目標後，政府的積極宣導有關；另方面，不可否認地也有部分是因最近美國外貿政策在國際上造成的壓力，而「因禍得福」。