On 18 October, PRC foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan made several veiled attempts to obstruct Taiwan's participation, and at the ministerial press conference held that day, disregarding diplomatic protocol, he rudely prevented ROC economic affairs minister Lin Hsin-yi from speaking.
十八日，中共外交部長唐家璇更是動作頻頻，在當天的部長級記者會上，不顧外交禮節，粗暴制止我經濟部長林信義發言。