Reacting to the ASL, on the evening of March 14 Premier Frank Hsieh declared, "In recent years, the people of Taiwan have never felt more disgusted with the Chinese regime than they do today." According to Hsieh, the law will slow down progress in transport links and industrial exchanges across the Taiwan Strait.
「現在是這幾年來台灣人民對中共政權最反感的時候，」針對中共人大通過反分裂法，行政院長謝長廷 14 日晚間隨即宣布，將暫緩兩岸貨運便捷化及擴大產業往來等議題。