PROMOTING TAIWAN: Before leaving on a flight to Los Angeles, the president said her trip would allow the world to see the nation and its support for democracy and freedom
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 13, 2018
By: Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) left yesterday on a nine-day trip that is to take her
President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday before boarding a flight to Los Angeles, watched by, from left, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu, Presidential Office Secretary-General Chen Chu and National Security Council Secretary-General David Lee. Photo: CNA
to Paraguay and Belize, with stopovers in the US.
Tsai made a brief statement at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, saying that it is her duty as the president to conduct diplomacy on the nation’s behalf.
“In going abroad, the whole world can see Taiwan; they can see our nation as well as our support for democracy and freedom,” Tsai said. “We only need to be firm so that no one can obliterate Taiwan’s existence.”
Tsai said she has three messages to convey during her trip: Taiwan would congratulate its diplomatic allies and thank them for their time-honored friendship and support in the international arena; it would continue its development of ties with other nations; and her administration would strive to strengthen Taiwan and safeguard its free and democratic values. [FULL STORY]
