“The advantage that Taiwan gets from showing good will to these diplomatic partners is that naturally they help us speak out internationally, in all kinds of international settings where Taiwan can't do it,” said Ian Tsung-yen Chen, a professor who specializes in Asia-Pacific relations at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.
「台灣對這些邦交國示好，好處當然就是國際上面這些友邦會幫我們發聲，在各種國際場合——台灣沒有辦法做到的地方。」位於台灣南部高雄市的國立中山大學專門研究亞太關係的教授陳宗岩表示。