'With strong military, we can determine our own destiny': president
ROC Central News Agency
2011/07/01 14:08:36
Taipei, July 1 (CNA) President Ma Ying-jeou said to military cadets Friday that the weak allow others to dominate their fate, and only when a nation is able to defend itself militarily can it determine its own destiny.
"The Republic of China is a sovereign state. Only with effective self-defense capability can the country become confident in efforts to improve cross-strait relations," Ma said while addressing a joint commencement of five military academies taking place at the ROC Military Academy in Fengshan in southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung City.
He said military cadets are different from workers in other sectors of society because they are trained to have greater loyalty to country, greater leadership, and greater strength to overcome difficulties and frustration.
He said all the military graduates in Taiwan should feel proud of themselves for having acquired these invaluable characteristics.
The president especially bid congratulations to six graduates from Burkina Faso and Honduras. He praised the six for finishing their studies and training at Taiwan's military academies after surmounting language and cultural barriers in a strange land. (By Emmanuelle Tzeng and Deborah Kuo) enditem
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