‘EXPERIMENT’: Brent Christensen said that at the time of the TRA’s passage, many hoped for the best, but were skeptical about what unofficial ties alone could achieve
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 02, 2019
By: Sean Lin / Staff reporter
A year-long campaign is to be launched in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the
American Institute in Taiwan Director Brent Christensen, left, and Premier Su Tseng-chang leave the Executive Yuan in Taipei after Christensen’s visit yesterday.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
signing of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the 40th birthday of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), AIT Director Brent Christensen said yesterday.
Christensen made the announcement at the Executive Yuan in Taipei prior to a meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌).
The campaign, called AIT@40, would celebrate 40 years of friendship and partnership between Taiwan and the US since the signing of the act, Christensen said, adding that it would be held with the collaboration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington.
It is to feature 12 monthly themes ranging from trade and investment to shared values and education, he said. [FULL STORY]
