In Mr Ma's remaining three years in office, UnitedDailyNews stresses that he must find an alternative to a shelved peace agreement with Beijing to enable both sides to set up mutual representative offices.
However, Taipei's UnitedDailyNews blasts Taiwan Foreign Minister David Lin for "misleading" the public by "whitewashing" Philippine envoy Antonio Basilio's apology on behalf of the people of the Philippines - rather than the Philippine government.
Mr Su's suggestion that Taiwan and Tokyo should focus on fishing and avoid the issue of sovereignty over the islands is also under fire from Taipei's Want Daily, UnitedDailyNews and Central DailyNews as unfeasible.