In one interview Hu also mentioned that in order to avoid interference from the mainland, official trips abroad will remain a closely guarded secret. He lamented that if he were given three months in which the media would not report in advance on official trips abroad, foreign affairs work would get high marks.
胡志強也在一次媒體專訪中提及，為避免中共阻撓和受訪國為難，官員出訪行前應嚴格保密，他慨嘆「若給我三個月」的時間，不要做官員出訪事前的報導，外交工作可以有更佳的成績單。