President Chen stated that although Taiwan is a commendable example among the new democracies of the Pacific region, as a result of obstacles placed by the Chinese government, Taiwan has long been excluded from the United Nations and associated organizations and moreover is under an ever-increasing threat of armed attack.
陳總統表示，儘管台灣是太平洋新興民主國家中的良好示範，但在對岸中國政府的打壓與阻撓下，卻長期被排拒在聯合國體系之外，並遭到日益嚴重的武力恫嚇。