62 Quotes by 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.

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.

The majority of Taiwan people cannot accept Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong, nor can we accept Taiwan becoming a local government of the People's Republic of China or a Special Administrative Region of China.

We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.

We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.

The grandeur and strength or our people and democracy are as big as a forest.

We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution.

We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.

Because we can't communicate, there's a lot of misunderstanding.