NATIONAL SECURITY: The original focus of the patriotic education program was restored due to the CCP’s continued military threat against Taiwan, the MND said By Huang Ching-hsuan, Lo Tien-pin and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer The military yesterday said it has shifted the focus of its patriotic education training back to its original purpose as an anti-communism program to address the growing threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The program, introduced in 1965, is intended to sharpen graduates’ understanding of the distinction between friend and foe by focusing on the nature of threats from China and teaching candidates why they fight and who they fight for, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said. The program had its name changed from “Anti-commun