It would thus seem that James Soong is already well warmed up and there can be no reversal of his decision to stand as a candidate. Once his candidacy was announced, it was clear that people's hopes that Soong would accept being vice-presidential candidate on a ticket with Lien had come to nothing.
由局勢看來，宋楚瑜熱身已久，參選決定早已箭在弦上，在宣佈參選之後，黨內希望連宋能聯合出征的期望確定落空。