Although Lee's trip would seem to have been a shot in the arm for the deadlocked cross-strait relationship, it also generated a lot of speculation and ill will because neither Lee nor anyone who met with him was willing to say a word about the content of their discussions, and ROC officials who went to call on Lee at his hotel skulked around in underground walkways and service elevators to avoid journalists.
儘管李光耀此行對膠著不前的兩岸關係似乎打了一劑強心針，但由於參與會談的官員與李光耀本人都不肯就會談內容透露一二，而為避免媒體跟蹤，我國官員皆自地下室或貨梯進出李光耀下榻的寰鼎山莊，反而引起諸多猜疑與反感。