The New York Times noted that the passage of the ASL by the Chinese government is a political strategy, because regardless of whether it has any basis in law, China's leaders have already arrogated the power to invade Taiwan, and the ASL severely restricts Chen Shui-bian's political room for maneuver.
美國紐約時報指出，反分裂法是中共的政治策略，因為不論有沒有法源根據，中共領導人已經取得入侵台灣的授權，但此法創造出讓陳水扁總統的政治操作更困難的環境。