At his first press conference as president, on February 22, Lee Teng-hui advanced his personal view on the 228 Incident and immediately directed his second daughter, Annie Lee, to the Academica Sinica to learn about the research of Lai Jeh-hang and to listen to recommendations on how the government might handle the situation.
2 月 22 日，李總統藉舉行第一次總統記者會的機會，提出個人對「228 事件」看法，隨即命其次女李安妮前往中央研究院，聽取研究員賴澤涵有關「228」的研究及政府處理方式的建議。