前立委蔡同榮一月初過世，由於家屬沒有舉行公開告別式，因此明天將透過紀念音樂會，紀念蔡同榮。美國友人也紛紛拍攝影片隔海悼念。
[[美國眾議員 蘿絲蕾堤南]]
“蔡(同榮)博士是個愛國者，他是個真正的台灣人的領導者，我們都將懷念他的才華，還有他為了自由、民主社會的奮鬥奉獻。
前民進黨立委蔡同榮年初與世長辭，昔日共同為台灣民主自由奮鬥的美國政治人物，紛紛拍攝影片，越洋悼念。
[[前AIT理事主席 Richard Bush]]
“我對他最深的印象，當他決定要做什麼，什麼事情需要完成，他就會持續的做，也請別人幫忙，直到告訴我們"完成了"”
美國友人更推崇他返台之後，創立電視台、深植台灣人主權意識。
[[美國亞洲事務專家 John Tkacik]]
“民視電視台在有線電視出現，對我而言，那是個對當時資訊被政府及國民黨封鎖的突破，提供了真正關於台灣重要的新聞，為了台灣觀眾，在台灣的發展和民主，我認為這是重要一步”
而並肩作戰多年的前眾議員索拉茲，儘管早先離開人世，但索拉茲夫人，同樣表達最深的思念，還用台語高喊”台灣民主萬歲”。
[[前眾議員索拉茲夫人 Nina Solarz]]
“索拉茲認識很多世界上的領袖，我必須說 在索拉茲眼中 在我眼中，蔡博士在名單的最上頭，讓我最後說一句 索拉茲常對台灣，和台裔美國友人說的話，"台灣民主萬歲"”
星期二蔡同榮家屬也將舉行紀念音樂會，讓外界一起追思。
A special concert will be held tomorrow in honor of former DPP Legislator Trong Chai. Several US politicians who worked with Chai over the years in the fight to gain and uphold Taiwanese democracy paid tribute through a series of short videos.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
US Congresswoman
Dr. Chai was a patriot. He was a true leader of the people of Taiwan. We will all miss his talent and his dedication to fighting for a free and democratic society.
Chai died earlier this year. A number of political figures who contributed to democracy in Taiwan made video recordings of their memories of Chai.
Richard Bush
Former AIT Chairman
What I most admired about him is that once he decided what needed to be done, he would keep doing it, and get others to help him do it, until it was accomplished.
A former diplomat and academic praised Chai for his role in founding FTV.
John Tkacik
Asia Policy Expert
Formosa Television network on cable TV, to me that was the first real break in the monopoly of information that the KMT and the government had set up at that time. Really the most important thing was news about Taiwan for the Taiwan audience, which I think was a major stepping stone in Taiwan’s development as a democracy.
One of the US politicians Chai worked with most was Stephen Solarz, a US congressional representative. Solarz passed away, but his wife offered her memories of Chai, and used Taiwanese to say the words “long live Taiwan democracy.”
Nina Solarz
Wife of Late Congressman
Steve dealt with many leaders around the world, and I have to say, that in Steve’s eyes, and in my eyes, Dr. Chai was at the very top of the list. Let me close by saying that Steve was to say to his Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American friends all the time: (Long live Taiwan democracy.)
Tomorrow Chai’s family will hold a commemorative concert for people to pay tribute to this important political figure.
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