During Premier Siew's visit to Belize however, many overseas Chinese reported threats to their personal safety and property, or discrimination when passing through immigration. Premier Siew reported this to Prime Minister Musa, and instructed the ROC embassy to take care of local overseas Chinese. At the same time he emphasized that all embassies and consulates should give equal treatment to Chinese from the mainland in those countries with diplomatic ties to the ROC.
不過蕭萬長在訪問貝里斯時，不少僑胞向其反映人身與財產安全受威脅，或在通關時受到歧視待遇，蕭萬長已向貝國總理穆沙反映，並指示駐貝使館照顧當地僑民，他同時強調，駐外使館對於邦交國中的中國大陸僑胞，也要一視同仁。