May 20 was the third anniversary of the ROC's first democratically elected presidency. On that day, the current president, Lee Teng-hui, "opened up his heart" announcing the publication of his new book With the People Always in My Heart. He stated that this was the first time he has offered a full and straightforward presentation of his thoughts concerning the past, present and future of Taiwan.
五月二十日是中華民國總統的就職日，今年已就職滿三周年的現任總統李登輝，在這一天「打開了心門」﹘﹘發表新書《台灣的主張》，他表示，這是他第一次將自己對台灣過去、現在與未來的想法，做一個完整而坦誠的說明。