Han Kuo-yu: “On the international stage, Taiwan feels very lonely in its heart.”

This year's Republic of China National Day celebrations will feature a wide range of programs showcasing the diversity, vitality and unity of Taiwanese society.

The prolonged budget review had caused social division and a constitutional impasse, urging both the ruling and opposition camps to seek greater compromise in the future.

Yesterday, standing before the president and foreign dignitaries, he warned against Taiwan becoming a “false democracy, in reality a dictatorship.”

The ceremony would pay tribute to the land and all those who have contributed to the country, while also reflecting on the nation's development and the achievements of its people around the world.