At the beginning of July, President Chen Shui-bian made diplomatic visits to African nations, calling for "humanitarian diplomacy." For Taiwan, which in bygone years received large amounts of international aid, this indicates the desire to give something back now that it has the means to help others in international society.
七月上旬，陳水扁總統出訪非洲，提出「人道外交」的呼聲，對於我國早年深受國際援助，希在有能力回饋國際社會的今日，能有所回報的心態表露無遺。