Election’s success is milestone for Taiwan: US official

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 17 January, 2020
By: Shirley Lin

US official Randall Schriver says the successful conclusion of Taiwan’s recent elections has been a

Randall G. Schriver, US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)\

milestone for Taiwan. Schriver was speaking on Thursday at a US forum on the election’s impact on US policy.

Schriver said he believes that China’s Taiwan policy will not change significantly despite President Tsai Ing-wen’s victory. He said he believes it is wrong for Chinese leader Xi Jinping to refuse dialogue with Tsai. Schriver said he considers Tsai to be a pragmatic leader. He said Tsai has done her utmost to open cross-strait dialogue.

Schriver said that Taiwan has been an important partner in the US’s Indo-Pacific strategy.    [FULL  STORY]

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