He then issued a second statement, mainly to apologize for his previous gaffe, but this gesture was late in coming, and did little to assuage his critics, who continue to lambaste him. The most regrettable aspect of the whole brouhaha is the fact that it has thrown salt on the wounds of Taiwan's former comfort women and focused painful public attention upon them once again.
然而，這個遲來的道歉並未平息眾怒，各界撻伐依然不斷；而整件事情最令人心痛的，其實是再度受到傷害與矚目的慰安婦阿媽，真的是情何以堪！