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八月二十三日星期天 是八二三臺海戰役滿六十八週年
Sunday, August 23, marked the 68th anniversary of the August 23 Taiwan Strait battle.

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臺灣總統賴清德當天在金門主持勝利六十八週年的追思祭道典禮
That day, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te presided in Kinmen over a memorial ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the victory.

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賴清德在午餐致詞時表示
In remarks at a luncheon, Lai Ching-te said

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他要向那些團結奮戰以抵禦共產極權侵略的官兵表達敬意
he wanted to pay tribute to the officers and soldiers who fought in unity to repel the aggression of communist totalitarianism.

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而投資國防才是確保和平的唯一保證
and that investing in national defense is the only guarantee of ensuring peace.

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和平從來就不是天上掉下來的
Peace has never been something that just falls from the sky.

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犧牲主權 委曲投降的和平協議
A peace agreement that sacrifices sovereignty and capitulates under duress

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更只會換來屈辱 絕不會帶來真正的和平
will only bring humiliation and will never deliver real peace.

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唯有秉持台澎金馬 寸土不讓的精神
Only by upholding the spirit of never yielding an inch of territory in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu,

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不斷強化國防 投資國防
and continuously strengthening and investing in national defense,

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才是確保和平的唯一保證
can we have the only guarantee of ensuring peace.

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金門823炮戰 又稱第二次台海危機
The Kinmen August 23 artillery battle is also known as the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

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發生於1958年8月23日到10月5日之間
It took place between August 23 and October 5, 1958.

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由中國人民解放軍首先發起攻擊
The Chinese People's Liberation Army launched the initial attack,

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中華民國國軍隨後反擊
and the Republic of China armed forces counterattacked.

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這項戰役也是臺灣與中共雙方
This battle was also, for both Taiwan and the Chinese Communist side,

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至今最大一次的海陸空軍的交戰
the largest naval, ground, and air engagement to date.

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炮戰期間 美國第七艦隊協助運捕金門
During the artillery war, the U.S. Seventh Fleet helped escort shipments to Kinmen.

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而解放軍則以艦艇和炮轟封鎖
The PLA, meanwhile, imposed a blockade with naval vessels and artillery bombardment.

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而美方支援的大口徑
And the large-caliber weapons supplied by the United States,

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M115八吋榴彈炮 M55自走炮
the M115 8-inch howitzer and the M55 self-propelled gun,

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及M1 240毫米榴彈炮
as well as the M1 240mm howitzer,

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在炮戰期間扮演了一定的奇襲及嚇阻作用
played a certain role in surprise attacks and deterrence during the artillery war.

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臺灣方面的統計顯示
Statistics from the Taiwanese side show that

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金門在這起戰役中被轟炸了47萬發的炮彈
In this battle, Kinmen was bombarded with 470,000 artillery shells.

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許多當時落下的共軍炮彈
Many of the PLA shells that fell at the time

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後來成為金門百姓用來製作菜刀的材料
later became material that Kinmen residents used to make kitchen knives.

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成為金門的特產
They became a Kinmen specialty.

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23日的紀念活動舉行之際
As the commemorative event was held on the 23rd,

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正值臺灣政府提出將明年的國防預算
it came as Taiwan’s government proposed raising next year’s defense budget

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增至超過1萬億新臺幣之時
to more than one trillion New Taiwan dollars.

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賴清德表示 臺灣將持續強化國防力量
Lai Ching-te said Taiwan will continue strengthening its national defense.

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也呼籲政黨及人民支持國防預算
He also called on political parties and the public to support the defense budget.

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無論朝野政黨 全國民眾
Regardless of whether they are ruling or opposition parties, and among people nationwide,

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都能夠秉持823 軍民團結 反共保台的精神
all can uphold the spirit of “8/23”: military-civilian unity and resisting communism to protect Taiwan.

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共同支持國防預算
and support the defense budget together.

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美國之音記者劉恩明 華盛頓報導
This is Liu Enming in Washington, for Voice of America.