The Office of the President sincerely welcomed and thanked US President Donald Trump's signing of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (ARIA), which entered into effect on December 31, 2018 (US EST).

President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a new year's address on the morning of January 1 in the Presidential Office auditorium, stating that the new year will be a year of fighting for our livelihoods, protecting our democracy, and safeguarding our sovereignty.

On the morning of December 25 President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation led by Hajime Sasaki, Director of the Youth Division of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a member of the Japanese House of Representatives. During the meeting, she expressed hope that Japan will support Taiwan's entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and that Taiwan and Japan will continue to engage in a broad range of cooperative projects. Moving forward ha

On the afternoon of December 21, President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the eighth meeting of the Presidential Office Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee. She stated that after a full year's hard work, negotiations on issues involving Asia Cement Corporation (ACC) have made progress. She also emphasized that by achieving transitional justice, Taiwan can become even more democratic, free, equal, and tolerant, and become a nation that truly embraces transitional justice.

During her meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament (EP) on the morning of December 19, President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the parliament for its continuing friendship and support for democratic Taiwan. She also expressed hope that Taiwan and EU member states will continue to strengthen bilateral economic and trade ties, and create more employment opportunities.

This month, the US Senate and House of Representatives passed the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018, reiterating the US commitment to Taiwan's security and supporting closer Taiwan-US relations. On December 19, Presidential Office Spokesperson Sidney Lin (林鶴明) sincerely thanked the US Congress, the administration, and civil society for their longstanding support for Taiwan.

President Tsai Ing-wen presented the 13th Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award to the Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI) on the morning of December 10. At the ceremony, she expressed hope that all of our like-minded friends in the international community will work together to form a strong alliance of shared values, so we can contribute even more to the world.

On the morning of December 10, President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation from the German Marshall Fund (GMF), a Washington DC think tank. She praised the GMF for holding excellent trilateral forums with officials and scholars from Taiwan, the US, and Europe, where attendees discussed the challenges that China's sharp power poses to democracy, and sought to identify opportunities for cooperation. She also expressed hope that Taiwan and the US can enhance bilateral cooperation across the board,

Taiwan’s aerospace sector is going from strength to strength on the back of comprehensive government support measures and the nation’s strategic location in the rapidly developing Asia-Pacific market, according to Vice President Chen Chien-jen Dec. 6.

President Tsai Ing-wen met with National Federation of Japan-Taiwan Friendship Associations Chairman Takao Fujii and his wife on the morning of December 5. The president expressed hope for Chairman Fujii's continued support for Taiwan as well as Japan's recommendation for Taiwan's inclusion in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the joint promotion of economic cooperation by Taiwan's and Japan's enterprises in third countries.