'You are stronger because of your free and open society': Former Vice President Joe Biden

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/01/12
By:  Central News Agency

Joe Biden, a former vice president of the United States and Democratic Party aspirant for the presidency in 2020, called for stronger ties with Taiwan in a tweet Saturday congratulating President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on her election victory.

"Congratulations to President Tsai and the people of Taiwan for another successful election," wrote Biden, saying: "You are stronger because of your free and open society. The United States should continue strengthening our ties with Taiwan and other like-minded democracies," he tweeted.

Biden was elected the 47th U.S. vice president with President Barack Obama in 2008. He earned a second term as vice president when Obama was re-elected to the presidency in 2012.

In Taiwan's presidential election on Jan. 11, Tsai of the Democratic Progressive Party beat her two rivals, the Kuomintang's Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) and James Soong (宋楚瑜) of the People First Party (PFP), with a record 8.17 million votes, or 57.13 percent of the valid ballots cast.
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