Distinguishing between "negotiations" and "dialogue," he argued that even if Taiwan felt that there were difficulties with procedural discussions for negotiations, dialogue could still go forward on all issues which would be of benefit to the peaceful reunification of the two sides, including political issues.
他更進一步指出，如果現在台灣認為進行政治談判程序性商談有困難，兩岸可以先進行一切有利於兩岸和平統一的對話，包括政治對話。