Cui has generally not been a well-regarded figure in historical accounts. Liang Jian, a historian at Yunnan Normal University, writes that "because he could not speak English, had an introverted personality, and was inept at social intercourse, [Cui] became the butt of jokes and a gossip topic".[4] Historian Michael Hunt believes that Cui was "a lackluster diplomat", because he did not consistently advocate for concrete policies that would assist Chinese citizens living in the United States following the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.[5]
^ abLiang, Jian (2009). "崔国因护侨述略". Journal of Anqing Teachers College (Social Science Edition). 28 (1): 63.
^ abXue, Fucheng; Helen Hsieh Chien; Douglas Howland (1993). The European diary of Hsieh Fucheng: Envoy Extraordinary of Imperial China. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 57. ISBN978-0-312-07946-8.