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

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.

Taiwan is an independent, sovereign country.

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

We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution.

I believe that this is not only the view of the people on both sides of the Strait. It is also the common expectation of the US, Japan and the international community.

In the 1999 resolution regarding Taiwan's future passed by the Democratic Progressive Party, it is stated very clearly that any change to the status quo of Taiwan must be decided by the people of Taiwan through referenda.