Chen also reiterated remarks he made in his inaugural address on May 20: The leaders of the new century on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should have the foresight to see that the main trends today are regional integration and global partnership, and start with a fresh perspective to collectively deal with future problems in cross-strait relations.
他重申五二○就職演說的呼籲：海峽兩岸新世紀的領導人應前瞻區域整合、世界大同的新趨勢，以全新的視野和格局，共同面對和處理兩岸未來的問題。