This young republic, only 85 years old, nevertheless has behind it several thousand years of history and civilization. There are 21 million people who live on this island, yet cannot escape from deep feelings toward the 1.2 billion people who share our culture. The democratic election we just completed was unprecedented, but so is the challenge that we now face.
八十五歲的年輕國家卻有著數千年的悠久文化，兩千一百萬的島上居民卻不能忽視同文同種十二億人民的民族情感，我們剛剛完成的民主選舉是空前的，而我們立刻面對的挑戰也是空前的。