Although Vice President Lien Chan's selection to represent the KMT in the 2000 elections hardly qualifies as 'news,' when he officially announced his candidacy at the Tainan Friends of Lien Chan rally on July 31st, he nevertheless became the focus of great attention.
固然，副總統連戰將代表國民黨參選二○○○年總統大選早已不是新聞，但當七月三十一日連戰在「台南鄉親支持連戰」大會上，正式宣佈參加中華民國第十任總統選舉時，仍然受到各方矚目。