The China Post
Date: July 14, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
TAIPEI, Taiwan — President Tsai Ing-wen boarded a South China Sea-bound
President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to officers and crew on a Kang Ding-class frigate bound for the disputed South China Sea, Kaohsiung, Wednesday. (Photos courtesy of the Presidential Office)
warship and addressed its crew during a tour of a naval base Wednesday morning, less than a day after a controversial international ruling on the area.
This vessel represents the Republic of China and “the uniform that you are wearing represents what Taiwanese citizens have entrusted to you,” Tsai told officers and crew on the deck of the Kang Ding-class frigate, which departed on the routine patrol mission soon afterward.
In addition, Tsai said, the patrol represents Taiwanese citizens’ determination to safeguard the country’s interests. [FULL STORY]