"Because diplomacy is based on strength, it is said that weak countries have no real diplomacy," points out Chang King-yuh of the Government Information Office. "Although the Republic of China on Taiwan today is not big in territory or population, she is not weak. In dealing with foreign affairs there are other bargaining chips."
「就因為外交的基礎是實力，所以有『弱國無外交』之說；」新聞局長張京育指出：「我們復興基地雖然幅員不大，但絕不是『弱國』，處理外交事務還有不少籌碼。」