In his address President Chen said that he feels a sense of "bigger responsibility, greater humility, and deeper self-reflection." As we enter this new phase of the Chen Shui-bian era, given the dangers in the domestic and external situations and the difficult challenges ahead, it is up to President Chen's leadership and the collective efforts of the whole people to turn danger into opportunity and take Taiwan to a higher level.
正如同陳總統就職演說所表白的心情──「更大的責任、更多的謙卑、更深的省思」，「新扁時代」來臨，國內外情勢依然嚴峻，挑戰艱鉅，如何將危機化為轉機，再創台灣新高峰，端賴陳總統的領導與全民的攜手同心。