Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/16
By: Chai Sze-chia and Flor Wang 

Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chen Min-tong (陳明通) left on a nine-day visit to the United States Monday to boost policy communication between the two countries and garner greater U.S. support for Taiwan’s cross-strait policy.

While there from July 16-23, Chen will give a keynote speech on cross-strait ties at a seminar co-sponsored by the MAC and the Heritage Foundation and will also meet U.S. officials and think tank members.

It will be the ninth seminar jointly held by the MAC and the Washington-based think tank and will come at a time when tensions between the U.S. and China are escalating and Beijing is increasingly flexing its muscles on Taiwan.

Against such a background, the U.S. needs a better understanding of Taiwan’s policy direction, and Chen’s visit is intended to improve communication between the two sides, while gaining U.S support for Taiwan’s cross-strait policy, MAC officials said.    [FULL  STORY]