US President Joe Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the US state of Delaware on September 21. In a readout released by the White House following the meeting, the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and underscored their opposition to any attempts to change the status quo by force.
Following the meeting, the White House published a readout stating that the two leaders had discussed their support for maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; their concerns about the coercive and destabilizing activities of the People’s Republic of China, including in the South China Sea; and the commitment of the United States and Australia to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable.
At Thursday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, Premier Cho Jung-tai received a briefing from the National Development Council on a plan to boost the nation’s talent competitiveness. The premier said that the government must expand its investment in skills, training talented individuals domestically and recruiting from abroad, in order to advance the artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transition, and add impetus to Taiwan’s innovation-driven model of economic development.
The 2024 New Southbound Policy Elite Study Program kicked off Sept. 13 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s commitment to strengthening mutual understanding and boosting talent exchanges with target countries.
Premier Cho Jung-tai anticipated that joint international work by prosecutors, officers and other personnel at investigation and anti-corruption facilities would effectively handle transnational crime.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Seminar on Promoting Gender Equality and Inclusion in Digital Health Technology for Caregivers was held Sept. 10 in Taipei City to encourage discussion of incorporating broader perspectives while promoting digital health technologies.
Legislator Chen Ying; Ambassador Joanne Ou, Taiwan Representative to New Zealand; and Director General Kendra Y. S. Chen of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Auckland attended the tangi of Maori monarch Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII and the anointment ceremony of his successor, Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, held in Hamilton from September 4 to 5. On behalf of the people and government of Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expresses heartfelt congratulations to Que
Through the Global Cooperation Training Framework, Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, Australia and Canada held a workshop in Taipei City to guide participants in setting an ambitious path toward a net-zero future.
Premier Cho Jung-tai attended the opening ceremony of SEMICON Taiwan Sept. 4 in Taipei City, reiterating the government’s commitment to promoting the semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors through policy adjustment, regulatory easement and new guidelines.
Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa and Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara convened the Australia-Japan Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles near Melbourne on September 5.
