With regards to the negotiation, there were fierce debates whether the negotiation was right or wrong in the Qing dynasty, and both side repeatedly cited "Bankoku Koho"as ground of their allegations.
その交渉を巡って、是か非かの激しい論争が清朝内で起こったが、各論者とも『万国公法』等を何度も引用し、己が主張の根拠としている。