At a memorial service held on January 12, President Lee Teng-hui praised Chiang Ching-kuo as being a truly great politician who took a firm stand during precarious times and established an outstanding foundation for the country, opening up the process of democratic reform.
總統李登輝在十二日的紀念大會上，推崇經國先生是一位偉大的政治家，不但使國家在風雨飄搖中立定腳跟，奠定國家的丕基，更進而開啟民主改革的宏偉事業。