In early August, the New Party, which has placed a great deal of hope on building a "pan-blue" coalition, lashed out at PFP deputy chairman Chang Chau-hsiung's remark that "there is no pan-blue coalition," only a "pro-Soong coalition."
八月初，親民黨副主席張昭雄一席「只有『泛宋軍』，沒有『泛藍軍』」談話，引來對「泛藍軍」整合有高度期望的新黨的猛力抨擊。