Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.

The road to democracy may be winding and is like a river taking many curves, but eventually the river will reach the ocean.

We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

We sincerely ask the Beijing authorities across the Strait to view the election result from a positive perspective, to accept the democratic decision of the Taiwanese people.

The results of the two referenda demonstrate the majority view of the Taiwanese people.

Because we can't communicate, there's a lot of misunderstanding.