TAIPEI — Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, said President Lai Ching-te on July 21, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken belief that the island could serve as a base to 'retake' China.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said those who fought to bring democracy to Taiwan had a clear understanding of the island's place in the world.TAIPEI — Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, said President Lai Ching-te on July 21, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken belief that the island could serve as a base to "retake" China.
Speaking at the DPP's annual convention, Lai said those who fought to bring democracy to Taiwan — martial law ended only in 1987 — had a clear understanding of the island's place in the world. Chiang Kai-shek and his defeated Republic of China government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong's communists.
"We must do our best to let the whole country's people understand Taiwan's own history and culture, and establish a national identity that the 23 million people living in Taiwan are a community of destiny," he added.
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