盐湖城论坛报(The Salt Lake Tribune)刊登记者马特·坎汉(Matt Canham)一篇题为“作为大使,亨茨曼保证要在中国表达美国理念”(As ambassador, Huntsman promises to press American ideals in China)的报导。报导说,亨茨曼出席的这个听证会,还包括其它四名被提名为大使的人。参议员们照例问了他一些实质性的政策问题,但没有对他的资格表示任何质疑。
Huntsman said he wanted to "regularize" how America talks to China about human rights, "so it isn't a once-per-year discussion where the talking points were pull out."