Underlining the importance of maintaining and strengthening naval forces, Admiral Yeh explains: "Taiwan is bounded by sea on all sides, with some 1,100 kilometers of coastline. We are a typical export economy, with a high reliance on overseas trade. It only needs for our shipping routes to be blocked and our economic lifeline is cut."
「台灣四面環海，海岸線長達一千一百餘公里，是典型的出口經濟型態，對外貿的依賴度高，只要海上運輸受阻，經濟命脈就被切斷」，葉總司令指出維護與強化海軍戰力的重要。