Independent candidate James Soong has suggested defining Taiwan-PRC links as a "quasi-international relationship." This aims for a middle ground between the KMT's "two states formula" and the PRC's "one country, two systems" that will appeal to Taiwan, mainland China, and the international community.
宋楚瑜的「準國際關係論」，本來想在國際社會、台灣與大陸之間討好，並且在「兩國論」與「一國兩制」兩個極端間，表現出中間路線的立場，但還是被罵成是自我矮化，說他把台灣降格為準國家。