It is markedly different from the group-based nationalism espoused by the DPP. As such it represents a form of citizen's democracy, a formula that can be accepted by everybody. However, Chiu Yih-jen, who recently stepped down as DPP secretary general, is less sure, arguing that the concept is still in the developmental stage and that it remains to be seen whether it will improve ethnic relations.
不過，甫卸任的民進黨秘書長邱義仁持保留態度說，這個觀念仍在發展中，對改善族群關係的利弊，還有待觀察。