(Central News Agency reporter You Kaixiang, Taipei, 23rd) When President Tsai Ing-wen received a visiting delegation from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) today, she said that in the face of changes in the international situation in recent years, Taiwan has always adhered to the value of democracy and freedom, and expanded cooperation with democratic allies. She Thank you to the U.S. government and Congress for their cross-party support for Taiwan.
President Tsai received the visiting delegation at the Presidential Palace in the morning. In his speech, President Tsai said that the visiting guests have long been concerned about Taiwan issues, and many of them are visiting again, such as Peter Roskam and Stephanie Murphy, who served as federal representatives in the past. During his tenure as a congressman, he was a member of the “Congress Taiwan Connection” and signed or proposed friendship-related bills with Taiwan many times to show his support for Taiwan.
President Tsai pointed out that CSIS is one of the important think tanks in the world, and the international situation analysis it publishes is highly valued by the international community. Visitors’ observations and understanding of Taiwan will promote more people’s understanding of Taiwan.
President Tsai said that in the face of changes in the international situation in recent years, Taiwan has always adhered to the values of democracy and freedom, and has expanded cooperation with democratic allies to jointly maintain regional peace and stability. She thanked the U.S. government and Congress for their cross-party support for Taiwan. In addition to the United States continuing to sell arms to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances, the Comprehensive Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which was enacted this year, also provides financial resources to support Taiwan’s initiatives and measures, allowing Taiwan and the United States to continue to deepen their partnership.
President Tsai pointed out that with the signing of the first batch of Taiwan-U.S. 21st Century Trade Initiative agreements and the Taiwan-U.S. International Development Cooperation Memorandum, Taiwan and the United States have set a new milestone in economic and trade cooperation and will continue to strengthen each other’s economic resilience and create well-being for the people of both sides; this year It is also the 45th anniversary of the legislation of the Taiwan Relations Act. We hope that with the support of visiting guests, Taiwan-US relations will continue to improve and create more areas of cooperation.
CSIS Senior Vice President Victor Cha said in his speech that CSIS China Strength Program Director Bonny Lin (also translated as Lin Yang) led a cross-party delegation to visit this week to represent Washington on different political spectrums. Consistent and widespread support.
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He said that members of the trip include two former federal representatives, Murphy and Roskank, as well as four senior former US government officials, including Colin Kahl, the former US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy who served in the Biden administration, and Colin Kahl, who served in the Trump administration. Allison Hooker, former senior director for Asia affairs at the White House National Security Council who served in the Bush administration; Kori Schake, director of foreign affairs and defense policy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) who served in the Bush administration; Christopher Johnstone, a senior adviser to the Obama administration.
Che Weide also congratulated President Tsai on her unremitting efforts to deepen Taiwan-U.S. relations over the past eight years, emphasizing that Taiwan is a very important partner of the United States. Both sides share democratic values and common interests. They must ensure peace across the Taiwan Strait and prevent economic coercion by other actors. At the same time, We must also fight against disinformation and maintain a rules-based world order. We look forward to further exchanges on jointly deepening supply chain resilience, people-to-people and business interactions between Taiwan and the United States. (Editor: Guo Wuhuan) 1130423
