He said that his administration has always made direct links an important policy goal, but that it has been necessary to move cautiously in the absence of congenial talks between the two sides in order to ensure that Taiwan is not "demeaned, localized, or marginalized" and that national security and the national interest are taken into account.
他表示，從新政府執政之初，就一直將三通視為重要施政目標，不過為了確保台灣不被「矮化、地方化、邊緣化」，同時顧及國家的安全及利益，在兩岸未能好好坐下來談之前，仍需審慎以對。