David Lee, political vice minister of the ROC Foreign Ministry, stated on October 17 that as Communist China was engaging in discussions with the ROC, at the same time it was actively attempting to establish formal diplomatic relations with a certain country that currently has formal ties to Taiwan.
外交部政務次長李大維也於十七日發表聲明指出，中共雖然與我方進行會談，但同時也正與我某一邦交國積極進行建交工作。