He said that in the past the passports of the Republic of China (ROC) were very frequently confused with those of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The ROC is a prosperous and advanced country, he continued, yet for a variety of reasons its existence on an international level has not been easy. The rights and interests of Taiwan's 23 million people must be guaranteed, he added.
他說，過去中華民國護照在國際上容易和中華人民共和國護照搞混，中華民國為繁榮進步國家，卻因種種原因在國際社會生存不易，台灣二千三百萬人民的權益必須受到確保。