Zhuo Rongthai praised the Coast Guard Chief Officer's broadcast to defend sovereignty and promised to raise wages and build ships to increase energy.

Chief Executive Officer Cheuk Wing-tai attended the Coast Guard's anti-narcotics press conference today and expressed his high respect for the coast patrol brothers' performance in adhering to sovereignty on the front line. He emotionally expressed that he was deeply moved when he heard the Chief Officer of the Coast Guard Yunlin, facing the Chinese Coast Guard ship, make a sonorous and powerful broadcast emphasizing that "Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign and independent country." He even hand-copied the words verbatim. Zhuo Kui emphasized that the maritime patrol's non-provocative and non-retreating attitude has won the respect of the Chinese people. The government will definitely provide the strongest support and will comprehensively enhance the maritime patrol law enforcement capabilities through substantial salary increases and shipbuilding plans.

Zhuo Rongtai recalled that on September 7, China Coast Guard Ship 3501 used harsh words to provoke. At that time, Zheng Boyan, the first officer of the Yunlin ship, responded strongly through the radio, reiterating that the Republic of China, Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China were not affiliated with each other, and warned that if there was a conflict, the other side would be subject to world sanctions.

Zhuo Rongtai listened to this video attentively several times on the Internet. On September 18, he even transcribed the text of the broadcast with his own hands on the way to the 11th Patrol Area of ​​the Matsu Coast Guard. He praised this speech for its focus and focus. It not only represented the voice of the Coast Guard fleet, but also the common aspiration of the government and people of the Republic of China to defend freedom and democracy.

In addition to resolutely defending sovereignty, Zhuo Rongtai also affirmed the Coast Guard's contribution to humanitarian rescue and international cooperation. He pointed out that in October, when faced with unmoved Chinese ships, the Coast Guard fired water cannons to drive them away in accordance with the law. However, when the other party's ship broke down and lost power, the Coast Guard brothers still provided hot food for humanitarian rescue, demonstrating the dual stance of firm law enforcement and humanitarian concern.

Zhuo Rongtai also mentioned that the Yunlin ship protected injured colleagues from the Donggang fishing boat overnight in February this year, and also conducted joint maritime rescue exercises with Palau and Ishigaki Island in December 2024 and June 2025, perfectly achieving multiple national security and diplomatic goals.

In order to thank the Coast Guard brothers for their hard work and danger on the front line, Zhuo Rongtai assured that the government will provide stronger support in terms of personnel and equipment. Next year's budget has allocated more than 16.18 billion yuan to improve the salary of service personnel and increase 6 major job bonuses. This year's supplementary budget also includes the same 2,000 yuan job and supervisor bonus as the military, public and educational, and will be retroactive to July 1.

Zhuo Rongtai said that in terms of equipment, the shipbuilding plan will be carried out next year, including one 1,000-ton frigate, three 100-ton patrol boats and six 35-ton patrol boats. At the same time, 1.93 billion yuan will be allocated to build a 2,000-ton ocean-going frigate, and 140 million yuan will be strengthened to strengthen special service equipment. Zhuo Rongtai emphasized that the government will definitely turn its affirmation into concrete policies and provide 100% logistical support to the coast patrol force.