At noon on January 8, President Tsai Ing-wen, accompanied by Vice President Chen Chien-jen and his wife, hosted a state banquet for President and Mrs. Baron Divavesi Waqa of the Republic of Nauru and their accompanying delegation. President Tsai said she looks forward to more cooperation bringing bilateral relations even closer in the future.

President Tsai Ing-wen received Nauru President Baron Divavesi Waqa at the Office of the President Jan. 8 in Taipei City, vowing to enhance relations with the diplomatic ally across the board for the benefit of the people of both nations.

President Tsai Ing-wen, accompanied by Vice President Chen Chien-jen and his wife, met with Nauru President Baron Divavesi Waqa and his wife on the morning of January 8. She expressed gratitude for Nauru's strong support for Taiwan, and for the passage of Nauru's first resolution supporting Taiwan's meaningful participation in the United Nations (UN) system. President Tsai also expressed hope for continued cooperation to promote mutual development.

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).