On the morning of October 26, President Tsai Ing-wen attended the opening ceremony of a symposium titled Cross-Strait Exchanges: A 30-Year Retrospective and Prospects for the Future. She reiterated the Taiwan government's long-term position that "our goodwill will not change, our commitments will not change, we will not revert to the old path of confrontation, and we will not bow to pressure."

On the morning of October 28, President Tsai Ing-wen departed on her trip to visit three diplomatic allies in the Pacific—the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands. Her departure marked the beginning of an eight-day, seven-night trip with the theme "Sustainable Austronesia, Working Together for a Better Future—2017 State Visits to Pacific Allies." In remarks issued before boarding the plane, the president said this trip has two main goals.

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 24 that Taiwan and the U.S. should capitalize on strong bilateral relations in working together to further promote regional peace, stability and security.

On the morning of October 24, President Tsai Ing-wen met with former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel. In addition to praising and thanking Mr. Russel for supporting Taiwan and helping to lay the foundation for Taiwan-US cooperation, the president also expressed hope that he will continue to provide his valuable insights, promote bilateral exchanges, and work with Taiwan to advance regional peace, stability, and security.

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 22 that Taiwan is fully committed to contributing to regional and global sustainable development through forward-looking policymaking and project implementation.

President Tsai Ing-wen sent congratulations to Premier Shinzo Abe on the evening of October 22 after the Abe-led Liberal Democratic Party scored a victory in Japan's House of Representatives election. The president's message was relayed from Taiwan-Japan Relations Association President Chiou I-jen (邱義仁) to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Chief Representative Mikio Numata.

Taiwan is committed to expanding mutually beneficial exchanges with Indonesia and is working to boost visitor numbers from the country by fostering a Muslim-friendly environment, according to Vice President Chen Chien-jen Oct. 17.

President Tsai Ing-wen will depart Oct. 28 on her first official visit to Republic of China (Taiwan) diplomatic allies Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu in the South Pacific.

On the afternoon of October 13, the Office of the President called a press conference to announce that President Tsai Ing-wen would lead a delegation to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands from October 28 through November 4. The planned itinerary was presented by Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Chih-Chung (吳志中).

It is a great honour to welcome all of you to the 2017 Asia-Pacific Think-tank Summit. There are over 30 top think tanks represented here today, from the United States, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, as well as ASEAN countries.