Premier Cho Jung-tai on Wednesday received a congratulatory delegation from Singapore, led by Abdullah Tarmugi, former speaker of the Parliament of Singapore. The premier expressed gratitude to former Speaker Abdullah for heading this delegation to attend the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim. He also offered his congratulations to newly appointed Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong who took office on May 15.

On the afternoon of May 22, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from Singapore to attend the inauguration of the 16th-term president and vice president. In remarks, President Lai said that as a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to work with Singapore and other like-minded countries to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, and serve as a force for global prosperity. The president stated that moving forward, the new government will continue

The US Department of State on May 21 issued a press statement on the United States-Italy Consultation on the Indo-Pacific cochaired by US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Riccardo Guariglia in Washington, DC, earlier that day. The statement noted that the two sides discussed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

On the afternoon of May 21, President Lai Ching-te met with papal envoy and Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown. In remarks, President Lai said that in recent years, Taiwan has taken on more responsibilities and has worked hand in hand with the Holy See to administer humanitarian aid and contribute more to the international community. The president said that moving forward, Taiwan will continue to cooperate with the Holy See to jointly safeguard regional peace and s

On the afternoon of May 21, President Lai Ching-te met with the United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Taiwan and a delegation from the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to attend the inauguration of the 16th-term president and vice president.