But Hsu Hsin-liang, the former chairman of the DPP, also advocated caution, stating that although the right to hold a plebiscite is fundamental, given Taiwan's very special international situation, plebiscites here may involve national security issues.
另一方面，民進黨前主席許信良也持審慎態度指出，公投是人民基本權利，但基於特殊的國際情勢，公投對於台灣是國家安全問題。