Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/30
By: Lu Hsin-hui and Elizabeth Hsu

Majuro, The Marshall Islands, Oct. 30 (CNA) The president of the Republic of the

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, left) and Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine (right)

Marshall Islands voiced her strong support Monday for Taiwan joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an environmental treaty adopted as the basis for a global response to challenges posed by climate change.

Hilda C. Heine spelled out the support at a banquet she hosted for a visiting delegation led by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文).

Heine spoke about her concerns that climate change is threatening the security, economy and future of the Marshall Islands. With the gradual rise of sea levels, the country has experienced flooding and torrential rain with greater frequency, she said.    [FULL  STORY]