With war clouds hanging over the international horizon, President Chen Shui-bian has written to the US government and the victims of the terror attacks expressing the Taiwanese people's deep sorrow and sympathy. He has also twice convened high-level meetings of the National Security Bureau to discuss how Taiwan ought to respond to the crisis.
面對戰雲密佈的國際情勢，陳水扁總統除了致函美國政府，對恐怖攻擊中的死傷者表示哀悼和慰問，也已二度召開國安高層會議，研商因應對策。