“I have to admit that I cannot lie to myself nor to anyone else. I cannot do what I am not able to do. I am not able to change the name of the country to the Republic of Taiwan during my presidency term, and the ex-president Lee Teng-hui also could not do it during his twelve-year as the president. I believe that even if he was the president now, he could still not be able to do it.”

— Chen Shui-bian

During the video conference with some MPs of EU parliament, March 1, 2005
Pet Phrases, 2005

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