On cross-strait issues: "Because of the special situation in Tibet, the prospects for establishing track two relations with the PRC on that subject through US think tanks are rather poor, since most American scholars would not wish to jeopardize their relationships with Chinese officialdom in this way.
◎兩岸觀點：「西藏由於情況特殊，可以透過美國智庫與中共建立二軌關係的可能性相對很低，因大部分的美國學者多不願因此而影響與中共官方的關係。」