As early as February and March, when the presidential election was in full swing, the PRC began a series of military exercises to affect the election and strike a blow at the forces of Taiwan independence. It was then rumored that the Chinese military would watch the victory speech of the winner closely, and would decide whether to attack Taiwan based on whether the speech favored Taiwan independence.
早在二、三月間，總統選戰正酣，中共開始三波軍事演習，企圖影響選情、打擊台獨勢力之時，坊間即傳出，中共軍方領袖會密切注意中華民國大選勝利者的當選演說，將以內容是否傾向獨立作為是否對台動武的依歸。