The KMT delegation described Chiang's trip as "building a bridge for cross-strait peace" to reduce cross-strait confrontation and to serve as a first step in resolving the crisis. The governing and opposition parties, however vary a great deal in their stances, to the point that debate has even erupted as to whether the trip violated laws against consorting with the enemy.
雖然國民黨代表團將江丙坤此行定位成「為兩岸和平搭起一座橋」，作為降低兩岸對立、化解危機的開端，但朝野褒貶不一，甚至引發「觸犯外患罪」的爭議。