Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-20
Minister without Portfolio John Deng has called for strengthened cooperation with the
Minister without Portfolio John Deng addresses an audience at Washington think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies via video link on Friday. (CNA)
US in regions covered under the New Southbound Policy.
Under the New Southbound Policy, Taiwan seeks closer ties with the countries of South and Southeast Asia, as well as with Australia and New Zealand. Directing the policy is one of Deng’s responsibilities.
Deng was speaking Friday to an audience at the Washington think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies during an event featuring a new report on the policy.
Deng outlined the purpose of the New Southbound Policy, its achievements over the past year, and the government’s ongoing efforts to further the policy. Deng said that the policy’s spirit of openness and cooperation aligns with the vision of the US Indo-Pacific strategy.
Deng said that Taiwan is willing and able to cooperate with the US on playing a more active role in regions covered under the New Southbound Policy. [SOURCE]
