On January 8 Presidential Office Spokesperson Sidney Lin (林鶴明) thanked White House National Security Council Spokesman Garrett Marquis for expressing support for Taiwan.

President Tsai Ing-wen reaffirmed Jan. 5 that the people of Taiwan will absolutely not accept “one country, two systems” or efforts to circumvent the elected government in conducting cross-strait political consultations.

President Tsai Ing-wen attended a reception for the international press corps on the morning of January 5. At the reception, the president addressed recent remarks by China's president pushing for the adoption of a "one country, two systems" model for Taiwan.

On the morning of January 5, President Tsai Ing-wen attended a reception at the Presidential Office for the international press corps.

President Tsai Ing-wen said Jan. 2 that Taiwan has never accepted the “1992 Consensus” because the definition of it used by the Beijing authorities is “one country, two systems” and this is resolutely opposed by the vast majority of the people.

President Tsai Ing-wen, on the afternoon of January 2 in the Presidential Office auditorium, explained the Taiwan government's position on a speech delivered by China's President Xi Jinping (習近平) commemorating the 40th anniversary of the so-called "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan."

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.