116 ordspråk av Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.
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It appears very sensitive and impossible now, but there are still eight years, ... So long as everybody is willing to shake hands and reconcile, there is nothing impossible.
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It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.
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It is not only a new era for Taiwan's democracy, it is a new era for solidarity and harmony, and a new era for peace across the Taiwan Strait.
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It was very painful ... We are the ones who were shot. We are more eager than anyone else to find out the truth,
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Jiang Zemin has no idea what is in the minds [of Taiwanese].
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My dear compatriots, the great 23 million people of Taiwan: I want to make a deep bow, to express my deepest gratitude and highest respects to all of you.
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My duty is to seek lasting peace in the Taiwan Strait ,
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My responsibility and my obligations are to maintain Taiwan's national sovereignty, dignity and security, and to pursue the well-being of the Taiwanese people,
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Nevertheless, the people are the masters of our country, and this fact will never change whether or not you voted in today's referendum.
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No matter which Taiwan party or individuals China prefers to talk to, it ultimately has to talk to the leader chosen by Taiwan people and the government of Taiwan,
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On behalf of the 23 million people of Taiwan I want to emphasize again that we do not intend to change the status quo, and I think our stance and direction is in accordance with the Bush administration.
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one country, two systems
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Only by so doing can we ensure the attainment of a new order in the Pacific, that of lasting peace in this region,
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Over the next four years, I will continue to listen to different views and accept different suggestions.
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