Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Taiwan will continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation with democracies like Japan and the U.S. to safeguard regional security and deter authoritarian expansion.
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Taiwan will continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation with democracies like Japan and the U.S. to safeguard regional security and deter authoritarian expansion.
US President Donald Trump formally signed the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act on December 2 following its passage through the US House of Representatives and its unanimous approval by the US Senate on May 5 and November 18, respectively. This is the first item of pro-Taiwan legislation enacted under President Trump’s second administration.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs NGO international affairs personnel training course was launched Nov. 29 at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, highlighting government commitment to expanding global participation by domestic NGOs.
Premier Cho Jung-tai noted that Taiwan is globally recognized for its achievements in nurturing vocational personnel and cited its role as host of the 3rd edition of the WorldSkills Asia, held Nov. 27-29, as evidence.
In separate public statements, the governments of Thailand and Vietnam recently expressed high concern regarding Taiwan Strait peace and stability.
The Taiwan delegation achieved great success at promoting the country’s bid to take part in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change at its 30th Conference of the Parties held Nov. 10-21 in Belém, Brazil, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 23.
Ongoing remarks and statements from seven allies backing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change have been received by the government and people of Taiwan with gratitude, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 20.
Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung discussed the latest developments in integrated diplomacy at a briefing hosted by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club Nov. 12 in Taipei City.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for a 12-member delegation from the Japan-based think tank Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the US-based think tank Institute for Indo-Pacific Security on the evening of November 14. The delegation, visiting Taiwan to attend a tabletop exercise organized by Taiwan’s Prospect Foundation, included Sasakawa Peace Foundation Executive Director Nobukatsu Kanehara and Institute for Indo-Pacific Security Chairman Randall G. Schriver.
The joint statement issued by the Group of Seven foreign ministers reaffirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.