It is important to also note, however, that on October 20 Qian Qichen commented that the PRC has made "resolving the Taiwan problem and achieving reunification" one of the three main tasks of the new century, and in this process the PRC will "pin its hopes on the broad mass of compatriots in Taiwan."
此外，十月二十日錢其琛在出席大陸台聯代表會議時亦強調，中共已將「解決台灣問題，實現統一」作為進入新世紀的三大任務之一；而在此過程中，中共將「寄希望於廣大的台灣同胞」。