NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION LAW TO BE PUT INTO FORCE FEB. 2
ROC Central News Agency
2006-02-01 22:45:54
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) The National Defense Education Law will be formally put into practice Thursday, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Wednesday.
President Chen Shui-bian promulgated the law Feb.2, 2005 with an aim to enhance local people's defense knowledge and reinforce their determination to support national defense development and safeguard national security, MND officials said, adding that the law will be formally implemented Thursday.
With China incessantly expanding its military buildup, conducting military exercises targeting Taiwan and speeding up "psychological and media warfare" to ease local people's "psychological defense and enmity toward China, " the officials said the MND will play a leading role in promoting national defense education.
According to the officials, the MND will integrate resources of various government agencies at central and local levels in carrying out national defense education programs at schools.
National defense courses will also be included in social education and on-job education programs at various government institutions, the officials said, adding that publicity programs will be launched to promote protection of defense-related relics and heritage.
Moreover, the officials said, civilians will be mobilized to join civil defense training drills in accordance with the National Defense Education Law.
(By Sofia Wu)
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