大陸地方媒體習慣於扮演政治宣傳工具的角色，而絕少扮演「批 評者」或「看門狗」（Watch Dog）的角色。然而，在李登輝總統發 表「兩國論」後，將兩岸關係定位為「特殊的國與國關係」，大陸地 方媒體的角色丕變。北京極為憤怒，其不僅「推遲」汪道涵預定訪台 行程，尚且鼓動地方媒體發動一股批判「兩國論」的風潮。 值得吾人注意的是，大陸地方媒體不僅嚴厲批判「兩國論」，尚 且呼籲北京當局應當對台灣武力相向，以期早日完成統一，指責北京 自 1990 年以來的對台政策過於軟弱而且缺乏彈性，且指出大陸第三代 領袖在處理「台灣問題」上將會更有創意。 利用地方媒體宣洩不滿情緒並且發動批判，在中國大陸尚屬僅 見；這是一個值得繼續研究的新領域。

The role of local mass media in Mainland China is always that of a political propaganda tool. Rarely do they play the role of a critic or of a watch dog. However, when President Lee Tenghui proposed to characterize the relationship between the two sides across the Taiwan Strait as "special state-to-state relationship", Beijing was furious. Not only did Beijing postpone indefinitely Mr. Wang Dao-han's scheduled visit to Taipei, but also it instigated a wave of criticisms on the part of the local mass media to attack the formula of "special state-to-state relationship". In addition to severely criticizing the formula, the local mass media also called for Beijing to use force against Taiwan for the purpose of an early unification, complained that Beijing's policy toward Taiwan since 1990 has been weak and rigid and voiced the opinion to the effect that the third-generation leaders in Mainland China would be more creative in finding ways to win over Taiwan. To use local mass media as a means to give vent to discontent and to voice criticisms is a rare event in Mainland China, thus constituting a new realm of analysis and research.