Last year, it will be recalled, the PRC raised many procedural obstacles to Taiwan's representatives, causing the ROC to withdraw its delegation in protest. But this year, despite some persisting differences of outlook between Taiwan and the mainland, Taiwan's APEC representative team accomplished its mission without friction.
相較於去年大陸在各項程序上對台灣代表的干擾，致政府召回代表團以示抗議，今年 APEC 雖也出現兩岸官員政治意味濃厚的談話過招，但代表團可以說順利完成任務。