Clinton noted that the Taiwanese people elected Chen Shui-bian by a narrow majority and also gave the opposition parties a narrow majority in the legislature last year. He said, "What they are saying is that we put you in the same boat. We want you to row and move forward and you have to compromise."
他表示，去年台灣選民讓陳水扁總統過半當選，又讓在野陣營取得國會多數，就是給藍綠雙方一個訊息：「我把你們放在同一條船上，希望你們一起划船讓船前進，妥協是好事，這是我們要的。」