Although the KMT has repeatedly denied that this is official party policy, Glaser says that she was simply quoting official mainland sources. Unfortunately, it is possible for mainland China to release information to American scholars, for purposes of its own, which could create unnecessary variables in Taiwan's political situation.
雖然事後國民黨一再澄清絕無此事，葛文儀也表示他只是直接引述中共官方的說法，但中共透過美國學者意圖不明的放話，卻也對台灣政局添上不必要的變數。