In the past many people donated money for mainland China unreservedly. But after the PRC's missile tests and other military threats, and numerous incidents of Taiwanese business people in the PRC being murdered or otherwise victimized, people in Taiwan have lost their sense of empathy with people in mainland China: "Why should I give money to people who are hostile to me?"
許多人認為，過去可以毫不猶豫捐錢給大陸，但是經過中共飛彈試射的武力威脅，以及接二連三的台商遇害事件後，台灣人對大陸的民族感情已經消弭無形，「為什麼要拿錢去捐給對我們不友善的人？」