KMT chairman Lien Chan said that this action of the MOFA had not been fully debated in the parliament. Moreover, he questioned whether the selection of the time, place and audience for these remarks had not been purposefully chosen, and whether the possible consequences had been fully considered. In his opinion, all these questions raise serious constitutional issues.
國民黨主席連戰表示，外交部此舉沒有經過國會充分討論，且談話的時機、場合與對象的選擇是否特意挑選，及其可能產生的後果是否有過周延考量，都是嚴重的憲政責任問題。