Radio Taiwan International
Date: 18 December, 2020
By: Leslie Liao
This year, Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party invited immigrants from Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Malaysia to film a video celebrating the International Migrants Day. In the video, the immigrants say that they are Taiwanese and referred to Taiwan as their new home.
President Tsai Ing-wen, who is the Democratic Progressive Party’s Chairperson, also appears in the video, thanking immigrants to Taiwan for their contributions to the country.
The Democratic Progressive Party says it established an immigrant affairs committee in 2017. Several committee members are immigrants themselves, and they contribute to the party’s policies on immigrant issues. [FULL STORY]