Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-01-09

President Tsai Ing-wen says she sees opportunities and also challenges in the Asia-

President Tsai Ing-wen (center) meets Tuesday with a visiting delegation from Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. (Photo Courtesy: Presidential Office) (CNA)

Pacific region. Tsai was speaking Tuesday while meeting a visiting delegation from Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

The president said she was unwilling to see cross-strait ties deteriorate on her watch, nor would she go down the old path of mutual mistrust. But she said maintaining regional peace and stability was not only Taiwan’s responsibility but should be the goal of all countries in the region.

Tsai said the recent increase of Chinese military drills in the Pacific raises the risk of miscalculation. She also said Beijing’s recent unilateral announcement of new flight paths close to the center of the Taiwan Strait represents a threat to aviation safety and regional stability.    [FULL  STORY]