The BFA came to a close in an atmosphere of peace and amity. Though there were no breakthroughs on the issues our citizens most hoped to hear about-an end to China's obstruction of our joining international organizations and a promise to remove the missiles aimed at Taiwan-China generally showed flexibility and goodwill. It even acknowledged making a mistake in a press release mentioning the sensitive "one-China principle" and corrected it after Siew protested.
博鰲論壇在平和友好的氣氛下落幕；雖然沒有國人最期盼的「不阻撓台灣加入國際組織」或「承諾撤除對台飛彈」等震撼性大利多，但對岸展露的善意與彈性令人滿意，甚至連中方新聞稿一度誤觸「一個中國原則」的地雷，也在蕭萬長抗議、中方承認錯誤下迅速更正。