Evaluating the new administration's performance, Chen gave his government full marks for its handling of cross-strait relations, and said that it has also done a good job of consolidating democracy, stabilizing cross-strait relations, fighting to eliminate long-standing abuses, and strengthening Taiwan's diplomatic position.
陳總統自己打分數，認為新政府在處理兩岸關係的能力上「沒有失分」，在鞏固民主、穩定兩岸、破除積弊、拓展外交方面逐漸有了成績。