The government is promoting the Taiwan-U.S. partnership with a focus on strengthening the country’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific and with the international community, according to Vice President Lai Ching-te May 12.

On the morning of May 6, President Tsai Ing-wen met via videoconference with Japanese House of Representatives Member Ogura Masanobu, director of the Youth Division of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and members of his delegation. During the meeting, President Tsai thanked Japan for publicly supporting Taiwan’s international participation on many occasions and for showing its friendship by donating vaccines to Taiwan during the pandemic.

On the morning of May 5, President Tsai Ing-wen met with members of a delegation from Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division, all of whom are also members of Japan’s House of Representatives, and thanked the government of Japan, the Diet, and Japanese political figures for supporting Taiwan’s international participation on many occasions.

President Tsai Ing-wen announced the government’s new measures to combat COVID-19 April 26, spotlighting the country’s efforts to adapt to a new phase of the pandemic and boost the economy while showcasing Taiwan as an island of resilience.

On the morning of April 22, Earth Day, President Tsai Ing-wen attended the 100 Re-Actions forum on environmental sustainability in Taipei. In remarks, President Tsai stated that the government will promote a broad transition across Taiwan’s energy sector, industry, lifestyle, and society on the foundations of technology R&D and climate legislation, working together with the public to accelerate progress toward the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Taiwan is committed to promoting the development of homegrown health care industries while playing a central role in achieving the World Health Organization’s goal of Health for All, according to Vice President Lai Ching-te April 19.

On the morning of April 15, President Tsai Ing-wen received a senior congressional delegation from the United States led by Senator Lindsey Graham. President Tsai thanked the US Congress for its staunch bipartisan support for Taiwan, and said that Taiwan looks forward to playing an active role in the new US Indo-Pacific Strategy, working with the US to safeguard regional peace and stability and to stimulate further prosperity through economic cooperation and trade in the Indo-Pacific region.

In response to the United States government’s April 5 (US EST) announcement that it had notified Congress of the sale to Taiwan of US$95 million in contractor technical assistance for the Patriot missile air defense system, Presidential Office Spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) today (April 6) said that the government of Taiwan is sincerely grateful for the development, which again demonstrates that the US government continues to uphold its security commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations

On the evening of March 30, President Tsai Ing-wen attended the annual Hsieh Nien Fan (謝年飯) banquet hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan). In remarks, President Tsai said she looks forward to continued collaboration with AmCham to bolster Taiwan-US trade and investment partnership, and expressed optimism that a creative and pragmatic approach to cooperation can achieve real progress toward a trade agreement that benefits both Taiwan and the US.

On the morning of March 29, President Tsai Ing-wen met with National Endowment for Democracy (NED) President Damon Wilson. In remarks at the meeting, President Tsai expressed optimism that the 11th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy, to be cohosted by the NED and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy this October, will continue to advance cooperation and solidarity among democracies and further strengthen global democratic development.