Hagiuda, LDP Policy Research Council Chairman, Visits Taiwan... Holds Talks with President Tsai
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's Close Associate
Cooperation in Taiwan Strait... China Likely to Protest
Koichi Hagiuda, Chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] Koichi Hagiuda, Secretary-General of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, visited Taiwan on the 10th (local time) and held talks with President Tsai Ing-wen.
According to Japanese media such as Nihon Keizai Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun, President Tsai and Secretary-General Hagiuda agreed during the meeting to strengthen cooperation for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait amid increasing Chinese military pressure.
Secretary-General Hagiuda also expressed support for Taiwan's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), led by Japan.
This is the first visit to Taiwan by a Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, one of the party's top three executives, in 19 years since Taro Aso, then Secretary-General, in 2003, despite the absence of diplomatic relations.
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Secretary-General Hagiuda was considered a political successor to former Prime Minister Abe. Japanese media forecast that China's backlash is expected over this visit to Taiwan.
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