In fact, the various statements made by PRC officials at APEC were unsurprising. What was unexpected and regrettable was the lopsided bias toward mainland China displayed by New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon. At a joint ministerial press conference, he prevented ROC Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Chih-kang from speaking, while allowing PRC officials to answer in his place, and he prevented Taiwan reporters from speaking on several occasions.
其實，中共在 APEC 上的種種發言並不讓人驚訝，但意料之外和令人遺憾的是，主持部長聯合記者會的紐西蘭外長麥肯南也一面倒地偏向中共，以其掌握會議進行的權利，阻止我國經濟部長王志剛發言、放任中共部長搶答，並數度阻止台灣記者發問。