The PRC's Xinhua News Agency formally released news of the tests on March 4. Over the next few days, the US Congress rushed to condemn the Chinese action. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal carried front-page reports, and the Far Eastern Economic Review made the topic its cover story. They criticized China's actions and expressed concern over the potential impact on East Asian economies and on regional peace.
三月四日，新華社正式發佈演習消息，接下來的幾天，美國參、眾兩院紛紛表態，譴責中共飛彈演習；紐約時報、華爾街日報等均以頭條新聞報導，香港南華早報發表社論、遠東經濟評論刊出封面故事，一面指責中共舉措不當、要求國際社會聲援，一面為東亞經濟、區域和平將受打擊而擔憂。