Meanwhile, Straits Exchange Foundation vice-chairman and secretary-general Shih Hui-you stressed that the SEF would not sit idly by when Taiwanese business people's rights and interests were abused, but would do its utmost to provide whatever assistance was necessary. He also said that the mainland authorities extended the definition of espionage without limit, and that by accusing Taiwanese business people on any pretext they were creating an atmosphere of fear and suspicion.
海基會副董事長兼秘書長許惠祐則強調，海基會不會坐視台商權益遭到不合理待遇，將會盡力提供必要協助，並認為大陸當局將情報無限上綱，台商動輒得咎，是製造「白色恐怖」。