In mid-August, 70 dignitaries from 24 countries around the world came to the Grand Hotel in Taipei to participate in the second Democratic Pacific Assembly. The assembly passed a "Pacific Manifesto," and decided that at this time next year-coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II-the "Democratic Pacific Union" will be formally established, with the aim of strengthening regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific area.
八月中旬，來自全球二十四個國家的七十位重要外賓，參加了在台北圓山飯店舉行的第二屆「民主太平洋大會」，會中並通過「太平洋宣言」，決議明年此時，也就是第二次世界大戰終戰六十週年紀念時，將正式成立「民主太平洋聯盟」，以加強亞太區域內的合作機制。