ambassador to South Korea, pointed out that friendship in the past doesn't count in international relations; what matters is substantive interests. He also related some anecdotes about receiving freedom seekers from Mainland China.
「外交沒有過去式」，駐韓國大使薛毓麒在韓國任所接受本刊採訪時，以他卅年外交經驗指出，歷史情誼無補於外交關係，只有今天的實質利益，才是可恃的蜜糖。專訪中，他也談及在韓多次護送義士的趣聞逸事，有精采的一手資料。