Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen: Strengthening US Relations Regardless of Election Outcome

Taiwan is the "Frontline Location of the Indo-Pacific Strategy"

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen stated that regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election, Taiwan will further strengthen its relationship with the United States.

According to Liberty Times and others on the 5th, Tsai Ing-wen, chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), attended the ruling DPP Central Standing Committee meeting the previous day and emphasized, "The DPP has the responsibility to deepen cooperative relations with the U.S. government regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election."

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President Tsai said, "Taiwan will respect the final choice of the American people," and added that efforts will be made to ensure that the mainstream American public supports Taiwan even more in the future.

She stated that to achieve this, continuous bipartisan efforts must be made in areas such as parliamentary diplomacy and think tank diplomacy, and predicted that there will be more opportunities for cooperation in security, economy, trade, and democratic human rights values.

Regarding U.S. arms imports, President Tsai said, "We have the support of both U.S. parties (Republican and Democratic)," and added, "Taiwan is positioned at the forefront of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific strategy and democracy." She further noted that Taiwan's position will not change regardless of the U.S. presidential election outcome.

Meanwhile, since 2017, the United States has been strengthening military cooperation with Taiwan, including approving the 10th arms sales plan to Taiwan.

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