Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/08
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei, May 8 (CNA) As a country that faces difficulties ahead, Taiwan must do
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, CNA file photo)
everything in its power to deal with those challenges and that will take the determination of both its leader and people not to give in to defeatism, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said recently.
In a pre-recorded interview with TTV and Unique Broadcasting that aired Tuesday night, Tsai was asked to share her thoughts on the evacuation of British and French troops from Dunkirk during World War II after saying she recently read a book about the event.
“My thought was: no matter how difficult the situation, there is no room for defeatism. We, as a nation, have to make every effort to confront the challenges we face,” Tsai said.
When a country faces difficulties it takes not only the willpower of its leader but also the grit and mobilization of its people to ensure survival, as seen in the miracle of Dunkirk created by then-U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and its people, she said.
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