In a July 9 exclusive interview with the radio station Deutsche Welle, ROC President Lee Teng-hui defined cross-strait relations as "state-to-state" or "at least a special state-to-state relationship," instantly stirring up a furor of public debate both in Taiwan and internationally, and leading to tension across the Taiwan Strait.
李登輝總統在七月九日接受媒體「德國之聲」專訪時，將兩岸關係定位於「國家與國家」或「至少是特殊的國與國關係」，一時引起國內外輿情譁然以及兩岸情勢緊張。