Nauru president reaffirms ties with Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/12/14
By: Elaine Hou and Emerson Lim

Taipei, Dec. 14 (CNA) Nauru President Lionel Aingimea, who is currently in Taiwan for his first foreign

Nauru President Lionel Aingimea[/caption]visit after assuming office in August, reaffirmed Nauru-Taiwan relations on Saturday amid ongoing Chinese expansion in the South Pacific region.

Aingimea arrived in Taiwan on Friday for a five-day state visit, his third to Taiwan and first as president.

In an exclusive interview with the CNA on Saturday, Aingimea said bilateral relations are significant and reiterated that he sees Taiwan as family, which he also told Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) during a welcome banquet Friday.

"When you start using words like family, it takes it up to a different level, a level that ensures that when things happen within family, family sticks together," Aingimea said.    [FULL  STORY]