Friendship between Taiwan and the US had a long history, but remained as fresh as ever. When the US Congress had enacted the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979, it had pledged to assist Taiwan in defending itself, and had expressed concern and expectations for Taiwan's commercial development and human rights. For this she was extremely grateful.
她表示，台美友誼歷久彌新，美國國會一九七九年制定「台灣關係法」，言明協助台灣防衛，也對台灣商務發展與人權有所關心與期待，她非常感謝。