Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bianis a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as President of the Republic of Chinafrom 2000 to 2008. Chen is the first president from Democratic Progressive Partyand ended the Kuomintang'smore than fifty years of continuous rule in Taiwan. He is colloquially referred to as A-Bianor A-pi-a...
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth18 February 1951
past political feelings
I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure.
issues rights constitution
We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution.
brave dignified
we are brave Taiwanese, hard-working Taiwanese, and dignified Taiwanese.
against ask deployed dialogue door instead military missiles open peaceful remove stable together
We ask them to remove the missiles deployed against Taiwan, give up their military threat, and instead let us together open the door to cross-Strait peaceful and stable dialogue and negotiations.
constitution country follow increase people safeguard swear welfare
With sincerity, I swear to the people of this country that I will follow the constitution to increase the people's welfare and safeguard the country,
afford cannot society unify
We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half.
accept becoming cannot china government local majority nor people region republic second special taiwan
The majority of Taiwan people cannot accept Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong, nor can we accept Taiwan becoming a local government of the People's Republic of China or a Special Administrative Region of China.
choice possibilities rejecting single
The presentation of only one single option, one single goal, rejecting all other possibilities and choices, is undemocratic.