DOUBLE TEN TALK:The AIT chairman told a Washington event that peaceful and stable cross-strait relations are beneficial to Taiwan and China, as well as in the US’ interest
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 06, 2017
By: Nadia Tsao and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in WASHINGTON, with staff writer
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is a pragmatic and responsible leader and the US
Representative to the US Stanley Kao, center left, and American Institute in Taiwan Chairman James Moriarty, center right, toast one another at an event marking Double Ten National Day at Twin Oaks in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: Nadia Tsao, Taipei Times
thanks Tsai for maintaining stable cross-strait links even as Beijing ratchets up its pressures on Taiwan, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Chairman James Moriarty said on Wednesday at an event marking Double Ten National Day in Washington.
It is apparent that cross-strait relations are affected by the lack of trust and the US is to actively encouraging constructive dialogue that seeks to avoid miscalculations and reconcile differences through patience, flexibility and innovation, Moriarty said in a prepared speech for the event held at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office’s Twin Oaks Estate.
The US will continue to help China and Taiwan to find a peaceful solution that is acceptable to both peoples, he said, adding neither side should attempt to change the “status quo” unilaterally. [FULL STORY]
