RTI Chairman Mr.Cheng Yu's message for Indian listeners on the ocassion of 80th anni of RTI

Mr.Cheng and Theresa of the Taiwan Embassy, Mr.Alokesh Gupta and dear RTI friends,

Today marks the 80th Anniversary of Radio Taiwan International and the 10th Year as the National Broadcaster. I would like to thank you all for celebrating this auspicious occasion with us in India. For your information, this event today was a success and was attended by more than 100 important personages in Taiwan including around 40 diplomats stationed in Taiwan. When RTI was first established in 1928, it was mainly responsible for propaganda, due to domestic political instability. During the Sino-Japanese War, RTI became a tool for the military since the radio station was able to continue broadcasting despite repeated Japanese bombing raids. After the KMT moved to Taiwan, RTI assisted with the government's political propaganda and military warfare. It was not until 10 years ago that RTI underwent a transformation from its original role. In 1998, Taiwan's legislature passed the statute governing the establishment of the non-profit, government-sponsored Central Broadcasting System (which is now known as RTI). The passage has given RTI a legal basis and a clear, new mission. RTI is now responsible for broadcasting news and other information to China and the rest of the world. This new role is a great departure from the past political functions and has turned RTI into a modern and international radio station with an emphasis on public service and professionalism. We have tried to establish listeners' clubs in different parts of the world including in India, to be more precise, in New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. That shows how much we value our listeners in India and we hope that our listeners in India will continue to support us in the future.
I hereby would like to wish you all the best of luck and success. Thank you for celebrating RTI's birthday with us!

Cheng Yu
Chairman
Radio Taiwan International