Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC) hosted a reception to celebrate the 107th National Day (Double Tenth) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the evening of Oct. 9th, 2018 at the Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel in New Delhi and wished Taiwan-India relations to go from strength to strength in the years to come.
Under the leadership of the President Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president in the Chinese-speaking world who was sworn-in in May 2016, the ROC (Taiwan) has initiated a number of significant reforms while pursuing a new economic model for sustainable developments that accelerated Taiwan’s economic growth to a three-year high in 2017, TECC Representative Amb. Tien Chung-Kwang said in a speech.
Taiwan’s exports increased to a 7-year high in 2017, making it the 18th largest exporter and importer worldwide. Taiwan also managed to cut its unemployment rate to 3.66%, a 17-year low, in the first half of 2018, he added.
Implementing President Tsai’s New Southbound Policy (NSP) that looks to deepen Taiwan’s relationships with South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Taiwan boosted it external trade with these NSP countries by 15.61% to US$110.9 billion last year. Bilateral trade volume between Taiwan and India, in particular, increased 27% year-on-year to US$6.4 billion in 2017, Amb. Tien said.
The celebration was started by a group of Fo Guang Shan sramanera’s vigorous lion dance which won thunderous applause from more than 350 guests. A 10-minute video titled “People Centered, Joint Happiness” was screened to introduce Taiwan’s achievements in cultural integration, economy, international cooperation and technological innovations etc. over the past year.
Honourable Ronald Sapa Lau, MP of Rajya Sabha, Honourable Sunil Kumar Jakhar and Honourable Meenakshi Lekhi, MPs of Lok Sabha, were among the attendees at the celebration who wished Taiwan continued success and prosperity.
Amb. Tien Chung- Kwang, Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC), delivered a speech at the 107th National Day (Double Tenth) Celebration of the Republic of China (Taiwan) reception in New Delhi, Oct. 9, 2018.
A group of young sramanera from Fo Guan Shang Educational and Cultural Center in Delhi performed ‘Lion Dance’ to start the 107th Double Tenth Celebration of the ROC (Taiwan).
Honourable Meenakshi Lekhi, MPs of Lok Sabha , spoke at the reception.
‘People Centered, Joint Happiness’ produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan).
