"Currently President Lee is the honorary chairman of the TRI. The office he has used since his retirement is in the TRI, so many people outside equate the TRI with Lee Teng-hui," says Liu. But a retired statesman is a national asset, and if former president Lee can participate in policy research, this definitely is a positive thing for the country.
「目前李登輝總統是台綜院的榮譽董事長，他退休後的研究室也設在台綜院，外界因此認為台綜院就等同李登輝，」劉泰英說，但退休元首是國家珍貴資產，李前總統若能參與政策研究，對國家絕對有正面意義。