President Chen further emphasized that the reason for holding the first referendum in Taiwan's history was that many citizens lacked a sense of crisis and were totally oblivious to the growing missile threat emanating from the Chinese mainland. Consequently it was necessary to utilize a preventive referendum to consolidate the people's mental fortitude and unite them.
陳總統進一步強調，之所以要舉辦中華民國歷史上第一次的公民投票，是因為許多國人缺乏危機意識，對來自中國大陸日益嚴重的飛彈威脅毫無警覺，因此有必要藉防衛性公投來鞏固心防，凝聚全民力量。