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If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.

Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally.

We will work toward maintaining the status quo for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in order to bring the greatest benefits and well-being to the Taiwanese people.

I will rebuild the people's trust in government and create a stable foundation for Taiwan's future development.

It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half.

Taiwan is democratic.

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

We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act by the United States Congress.

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.