will not swallow the bitter fruit [of Taiwan independence] just because of the Olympics.

If they choose a leader who advocates Taiwan independence, this timetable may well not be a question of years, but of a few dozen hours.

to achieve (Taiwan) independence in a peaceful way so that there will be one (separate) country on either side of the Taiwan Strait.

There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe

Now, I see! He really kept his promise. He continued to love me, until my heart stopped beating. But, actually, it was his heart that stopped beating, stopped beating for me.

By breaking his own promises, Chen is attempting to stir up the secessionist sentiments in Taiwan and create confrontations between different groups of people in the island, as well as to provoke the mainland and strain the cross-Straits relations.