Just as the president was returning to Taiwan, Premier Lien Chan took off on a completely unannounced visit to Europe. He visited the three Central European nations of Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These three nations have strong foundations and have made great achievements in many areas, including culture, education, democratic reform, and heavy industry. There are many areas in which we could learn from them.
總統甫才踏入國門，媒體熱尚未退燒，閣揆又以迅雷不及掩耳之勢，在事前完全沒有曝光的情況下，走訪奧、匈、捷三個歐洲內陸國，而這些國家無論在文化、教育、民主政治、重工業發展等各方面，都有深厚的基礎及重大的成就，有許多可供我們學習之處。