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President Tsai meets leaders from Reform for Resilience Commission’s Asia-Pacific HubPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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President Tsai meets leaders from Reform for Resilience Commission’s Asia-Pacific Hub

On the morning of August 3, President Tsai Ing-wen met with leaders of the Reform for Resilience Commission’s (R4R) Asia-Pacific Hub. In her remarks at the meeting, President Tsai highlighted the importance of promoting sustainable, balanced development and building a more robust social safety net as countries around the world continue to concurrently fight the pandemic and pursue economic recovery.

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President Tsai delivers address on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

On the morning of August 1, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, President Tsai Ing-wen delivered recorded remarks at an event marking the 27th anniversary of the government’s rectification of the legal term used to refer to Taiwan’s indigenous peoples.

VP Lai vows to strengthen Taiwan’s participation in global health securityPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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VP Lai vows to strengthen Taiwan’s participation in global health security

Vice President Lai Ching-te said July 21 that Taiwan is committed to promoting the development of biomedical industries across Asia and playing a pivotal role in international health cooperation.

Presidential Office holds press conference following APEC Informal Leaders’ RetreatPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Presidential Office holds press conference following APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat

On the evening of July 16, the Presidential Office held a press conference following the APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat.

APEC envoy Morris Chang attends 2021 APEC Informal Leaders’ RetreatPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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APEC envoy Morris Chang attends 2021 APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat

Leader’s Representative Dr. Morris Chang (張忠謀) successfully attended the entirety of the closed-door 2021 APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat, which was held by videoconference from 7:00 pm to 9:40 pm on July 16 (Taipei time). This marked the first time since APEC’s founding in 1989 that the host has convened an additional mid-year leaders’ meeting.

Presidential Office thanks Japan for third donation of COVID-19 vaccinesPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Presidential Office thanks Japan for third donation of COVID-19 vaccines

In response to the arrival of a third shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines donated by Japan, Presidential Office Spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) said the Presidential Office is again sincerely grateful to the Japanese government for its timely assistance, and noted that this shipment of approximately 1 million doses, which arrived in Taiwan on the afternoon of July 15, has brought the total number of doses donated to Taiwan by the Japanese government to over 3.3 million.

President Tsai names TSMC founder Morris Chang as 2021 APEC envoyPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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President Tsai names TSMC founder Morris Chang as 2021 APEC envoy

On the afternoon of July 13, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that Dr. Morris Chang (張忠謀), founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), will once again serve as her representative to APEC in 2021, and met with Dr. Chang to discuss his role.

Tsai presents Olympics flag, urges Team Taiwan to go for goldPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Tsai presents Olympics flag, urges Team Taiwan to go for gold

President Tsai Ing-wen presented the Olympics flag to Taiwan’s team for the Summer Games in Tokyo July 12 in the southern city of Kaohsiung, urging athletes to go for gold and represent the country with courage and honor.

Presidential Office thanks Japan for second COVID-19 vaccine donationPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Presidential Office thanks Japan for second COVID-19 vaccine donation

On behalf of the Office of the President, Spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) thanked Japan for donating a further 1.13 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses, which arrived in Taiwan on the afternoon of July 8. Expressing our sincere gratitude to the government of Japan for its continued assistance, Spokesperson Chang said that Japan’s donations of “friendship vaccines” have demonstrated our countries’ close ties and touched the hearts of the Taiwanese people.

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President Tsai meets US Senate delegation

On the morning of June 6, President Tsai Ing-wen met US Senators Tammy Duckworth, Dan Sullivan, and Chris Coons. The president thanked the members of the delegation, who had just completed a busy itinerary in Korea, for coming to Taiwan and for their concrete actions expressing bipartisan congressional support for Taiwan.