Wang Chun, a senior reporter at the Commercial Times, points out that on this type of trip the significance all lies in the formal visits made or the golf matches played. Except for the symbolism of broadening diplomatic contacts, there is little that is newsworthy.
工商時報資深記者王駿指出，其實這類出國訪問，主要的內容，都是首長們的官式拜會或球敘等活動，除開拓外交空間的象徵意義外，基本上新聞價值不太高。