At a press conference on his return from Indonesia, Premier Siew emphasized that Taiwan is an important part of the Asia-Pacific region. As such, it hopes that the region's economic growth will continue. This trip was made in the knowledge that "we are all in the same boat."
蕭萬長在自印尼返國的記者會上一再強調，我方是亞太地區重要的一份子，希望亞洲經濟持續發展，此次出訪的重點即在於發揮「同舟共濟、人溺己溺」的精神。