Soochow University associate professor of history Liu Hsu-ming says that intelligence activities should be free of political interference, and avers that the scandal may provide an opportunity for the depoliticization of Taiwan's intelligence apparatus.
東吳大學歷史系兼任副教授劉熙明認為，情治人員應避免當權者的不當介入，此次或許正是台灣情治單位走向中立化的契機。