FIGHTING CRIME: The AIT director and premier were among those who gave speeches at a conference held under the US-Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 15, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
The new director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) yesterday lauded
American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen yesterday speaks at the opening of a two-day US-Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework conference at the Grand Hyatt Taipei. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
Taiwan’s democratic development and its contribution to the world, which he said are deserving of the international community’s dignity and respect.
Brent Christensen made the remarks at the opening ceremony of a two-day international workshop on combating transnational crime and forensic science that is being held in Taipei under the US-Taiwan Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF).
It was his first public appearance since returning to Taiwan on Saturday last week to take up his post.
The workshop, sponsored by the AIT, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau, is the first to focus on law enforcement since the GCTF was established in 2015. [FULL STORY]
