Lien Chan Quotations

If we continue to live in the past and explain the past and present with a pessimistic conception of history, populism will spread and hinder the development of the entire nation and the society.

Our two parties were enemies in the past. Everyone knows this history. But history is in the past. We can't change it. But the future is in our hands and offers many opportunities.

Recalling history and looking into the future, I hope the country and the nation will never be bullied by others. Therefore prosperity and peace is the goal we should pursue. We must seek peace and development through peaceful coexistence and cooperation and share prosperity in the future. I believe it is the grand common aspiration of our nation,

I would like to work with you to turn our aspiration and prospects into reality,

Today, the compatriots on both sides of the strait must mutually help each other; this is a rare opportunity for the Chinese nation. We must grasp this opportunity and make common efforts.

What I personally care for is not only the rejuvenation of the KMT, but also the realization of cross-Straits peace and a win-win situation,

We can tolerate our past enemies but can never forget them, therefore we must have a correct understanding of history,

Without the resources of the mainland, Taiwan cannot go far. Let us work together for prosperity for the whole nation and let us join forces ... to push forward the economic miracle of the Chinese nation.

Faced with China's rise, we should be benign, optimistic and focused on co-existence and shared prosperity. Don't demonize and vilify China, and don't treat it as a threat.

Both the efforts and the contribution he made will be permanently admired by all circles of life and the people from the two sides will remember him forever.

We need to restore the people's confidence in the party to win the year-end elections. We need to be prepared to govern again,

Today we saw extremely clearly that all the people want stability in this country and want to continue to develop.

I sincerely ask the president, have you heard people's view? What is it that prevents you from coming out? ... Don't hide in your house.

It was absurd to place the Taiwan independence movement in a scenario of 'monkey cries on both banks behind my boat',

The suspect is dead, his will has been burnt, his weapon can't be found, and yet the government is refusing to look into the truth.

I've let down everybody's high hopes. I feel very sorry.

Northeast China was occupied by the Japanese invaders for 14 years and my hometown Taiwan was even under the control of the Japanese for 50 years. These are the great shame of our nationality,

The moment we've waited for has finally arrived,

This is something that our people will welcome because we want to avoid confrontation across the Taiwan Strait and our people would like to see dialogue and reconciliation and cooperation,

I want to meet China's leaders and start a dialogue with them on the most important issues in cross-Straits relations ... peace, and economic and cultural exchanges,

I'm looking forward to making concerted effort to promote trade and economic cooperation for mutual benefit, and to promote the happiness of the people on both sides.

Get elected. Get elected, ... stay with the party forever.

The truth has to out to do justice for two Chen families.

The Chinese nation is confronted with unprecedented opportunities of development. Well-being and prosperity that the nation has long aspired after will never be a faraway dream.