總統就職週年記者會致詞

President Ma's Opening Remarks at Foreign Press Conference

去年從五二○就職到現在已經滿一年了，金融海嘯造成全球經濟衰退，對台灣的傷害很大，我們的失業率不斷攀升，對外貿易不斷下降，人民生活的痛苦，我個人感受良深。面對百年罕見的經濟危機，政府提出了各種振興經濟的方案，到現在為止，我們的經濟已經出現了一些止跌的現象，但是回升可能還需要一段時間，不過曙光已經在望，因此，我們希望台灣能夠一步一步走出谷底。

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Looking across the sea of faces, it heartens me to see many new faces as well as old friends. Although we have come a long way since the last time we met on May 20th one year ago, Taiwan's new journey has just begun. But, it makes me proud to stand here before you and say with a great certainty that this journey has started on the right path. From the first day of my inauguration I had one grand vision for Taiwan and its people, which is to establish Taiwan at the forefront of global trends. This means taking a responsible stake in upholding international peace and security, revitalizing our economy and re-infusing it with some of the most innovative technologies, and re-strengthening the political and social fabric of our society for the benefit of our people and those who would look to us for inspiration. These aspirations have been the driving impetus behind my administration since the beginning.