The international media responded very positively to the meeting, with the Associated Press calling it a "diplomatic coup" for Ma Ying-jeou and Siew, and Agence France-Presse noting that US officials welcomed the meeting as a "significant milestone."
美聯社稱此會為馬英九與蕭萬長的外交壯舉，法新社則稱美國官方歡迎這場「有里程碑意義的會晤」。