「張彭春和胡適都知道『中國人不適合民主 』不過是一派胡言,是最不愛國的論調,今天的台灣就是鮮活的證據。」-\-\-白宮副國家安全顧問博明參與維吉尼亞大學線上演講,發表了一篇題為《一個美國視角下的中國「五四」精神》的演說。博明以流利的中文講述五四運動的歷史及核心精神,並談到台灣的民主、中國鎮壓自由言論,以及勇敢示警新冠病毒的英雄們。
“The cliché that Chinese people can’t be trusted with democracy was, as both P.C. Chang and Hu Shih knew, the most unpatriotic idea of all. Taiwan today is a living repudiation of that threadbare mistruth.” -\-\- Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger’s speech to the University of Virginia entitled “Reflections on China’s May Fourth Movement: An American Perspective.” Pottinger spoke in Mandarin about the history and legacy of the May 4th movement, addressing Taiwan’s democracy, the PRC’s crackdown on free expression, and the heroism of those fighting the spread of COVID-19.