Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-11
The foreign ministry has opened an Indo-Pacific Affairs Section under the Department of
A plaque-unveiling ceremony was held on Friday. (CNA photo)
East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
The foreign ministry unveiled a plaque on Friday to officially open the new Indo-Pacific Affairs Section. The foreign minister, Joseph Wu, presided over the ceremony. Wu said the move shows that the government’s New Southbound policy has been warmly received by the public.
Wu said the United States, Australia and Japan all have strategies for the Indo-Pacific region. As they are working to forge more cooperative ties in the region in the areas of trade and the value of freedom, Taiwan should make use of its more limited resources to do something that is in line with the global trend, Wu said.
The New Southbound policy refers to the government’s efforts to promote closer cultural and economic ties with nations in South and Southeast Asia, as well as with Australia and New Zealand. [SOURCE]
