Lin Cheng-yi points out that the PRC must understand that when foreign relations is a key for Taiwan's survival, then the ROC government will put a high priority on maintaining diplomatic ties with other nations. If the PRC continues to act as the ROC's diplomatic enemy, then the two sides will get entangled in a spiraling foreign-aid war that will not be in either side's best interest.
林正義就表示，對岸必須瞭解，當外交成為台灣生存的關鍵時，邦交國的維持在政府的施政優先度就會提高，如果中共繼續在外交上與我為敵，兩岸將陷於無休止的外交資源競爭中，對雙方都沒有好處。