Meeting on the morning of June 5 with US General Edward Rice, former Air Education and Training Command Commander, President Tsai Ing-wen stated that peace depends on strong national defense capabilities, and that our determination to pursue national defense self-sufficiency has never waned.

On the morning of May 30, President Tsai Ing-wen attended the Economic Daily News (EDN) 2019 summit conference on winning with the New Southbound Policy. In her remarks, the president outlined the exchanges and cooperation that have been conducted with countries targeted by Taiwan's New Southbound Policy ("New Southbound countries") in such areas as commerce, medicine, public health, agriculture, and people-to-people ties.

President Tsai Ing-wen attended the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum in Hsinchu City on the morning of May 30. In remarks, she stated that accommodating diverse religious beliefs is essential for a democratic society and that Taiwan can do more to help our brothers and sisters around the world, regardless of their nationality or religious beliefs.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Thursday that Taiwan's New Southbound Policy (NSP), aimed at enhancing cooperation with key players in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand, has yielded initial results.

President Tsai Ing-wen attended the opening ceremony for COMPUTEX 2019 on the morning of May 28. She stated that the government is continuing to help Taiwan dial into the future through our Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan and DIGI+ policy, and we will work closely with our international friends to give the global community a better understanding of Taiwan's strengths in cybersecurity and AI.

On the morning of May 27, President Tsai Ing-wen met with Luis Galarreta, Chairman of the Congress of the Republic of Peru's Committee on Foreign Affairs, and his wife. The president thanked Peru for speaking up for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), and expressed hope that Taiwan and Peru can build on their current relationship to develop closer commercial ties, and facilitate even more cooperation in international affairs.

President Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference on the morning of May 20 where she shared with the public her administration’s achievements over the past three years and responded to questions from the media.

Following a high-level national security meeting on the morning of May 10, President Tsai Ing-wen held a press conference to explain the US-China trade dispute and cross-strait political situation to the public, and respond to questions from the media.

President Tsai Ing-wen broke ground May 9 on an indigenous submarine production facility in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan.

President Tsai Ing-wen met with a defense industry delegation from the US-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) on the afternoon of May 6. The president explained to her visitors that Taiwan has a strong base of talented personnel and technology, and expressed hope that the USTBC will work with Taiwan in the future so that by working in conjunction with the US, Taiwan's defense manufacturers can link up with the global supply chain and sell to a global market.