Chang Wu-yueh, an associate professor at Tamkang University's Institute of China Studies, cautions the Taiwan government to treat Beijing with pragmatism, not to issue a quid pro quo in response to the ASL, and to reciprocate the goodwill expressed in part of Hu Jintao's four-point proposal, particularly his statement that "the expectations we have placed upon the Taiwanese people will not change."
淡大陸研所副教授張五岳提醒政府，以務實的態度看待北京，不要只單挑反分裂法，也要把胡四點有善意部分，如「寄望於台灣人民」相互對照。