Despite the tense situation in the run-up to the poll due to stern threats from Beijing and the intense competition between the candidates, the people of Taiwan displayed a high degree of democratic maturity, rationality and self-control, and peacefully chose a new national leader for the new century. This event can indeed be called a great victory for democratic politics.
雖然選前面臨中共的嚴詞威脅，並因為競爭激烈，選情也極度緊張，然而台灣人卻展現了高度的民主素養與理性自製，和平順利選出新世紀的國家領導人，堪稱是民主政治的一大勝利。