In his acceptance speech, President Chen stressed that Section 2 of the Taiwan Relations Act, passed by the US Congress in 1979, states that "The preservation and enhancement of the human rights of all the people on Taiwan are hereby reaffirmed as objectives of the United States."
在頒獎演說中，陳總統指出，一九七九年美國國會通過「台灣關係法」，其中第二條指出，「全體台灣人民人權的維護與增進，在此明訂為美國的目標。」