Taiwan is on democracy’s first line of defense against China’s expanding authoritarianism, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
Taiwan is on democracy’s first line of defense against China’s expanding authoritarianism, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
A forum enhancing public-private partnership while promoting exchanges between locally-based nongovernmental organizations and their international counterparts was staged Dec. 14 in Taipei City, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
François de Rugy, former President of the French National Assembly and current Chairman of the National Assembly’s France-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, is leading a six-member cross-party delegation to Taiwan from December 15 to 19 at the invitation of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The 11th annual Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue was held in Taipei on December 14, focusing on the theme of “Mapping the Democratic Agenda for the Next Generation.” The dialogue was coorganized by the Prospect Foundation, the Center for a New American Security, and the Japan Institute of International Affairs—think tanks from each of the three countries—and commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
In response to the threat posed by the Omicron variant, after discussions with relevant agencies and assessments, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on December 13 that it will maintain the Level 2 epidemic alert, effective from December 14 to December 27. Related regulations and general principles remain unchanged and are listed below.
The government is committed to safeguarding Taiwan’s sovereignty and democratic way of life by enhancing indigenous defense capabilities while contributing more to the international community, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
Taiwan is committed to strengthening its defensive capabilities while deepening cooperation in areas of overlapping interests with like-minded partners such as Australia, according to Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu.
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering’s (APG) Mutual Evaluation Committee announced at its online meeting Thursday that Taiwan has maintained its “regular follow-up” status—the APG’s most favorable category—based on our submission of the required 2021 follow-up report. This follows Taiwan’s placement in the APG’s “regular follow-up” category after the third round of mutual evaluations back in October of 2019.
The backing of allies and like-minded partners for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in Interpol is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nov. 26.
As the pandemic has continued to subside and the situation is under control in Taiwan, after discussions with relevant agencies and assessments, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced on November 30 that it will maintain the Level 2 epidemic alert, effective from November 30 to December 13. Details about adjustments to related regulations and general principles are listed below.
