"When we had just come to Taiwan, there was a shortage of foreign exchange. When bad flooding occurred in 1959, overseas Chinese donated large sums to rebuild over 20 elementary schools, and their substantial investments back home speak for themselves. Even the presidential car was donated by overseas Chinese from the Philippines.
「剛來台灣時，外匯缺乏，別說僑胞回國投資、八七水災後捐錢蓋了廿多所小學，連總統座車都是菲律賓華僑捐的。