Because the two non-governmental associations had vastly different understandings of economic issues, the talks were a complete washout in this respect. This precedent for discussions between the two sides thus did not achieve a completely satisfactory end. Now let us turn to evaluations made by various sides of the Koo-Wang talks.
由於海峽兩會對於經濟議題，在認知上有重大差距，致使「辜汪會談」在這方面完全繳了白卷，使得兩岸首次會談的創舉，並未獲致圓滿的協商結局。