Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-23
The Presidential Office says it welcomes exchanges between Taiwanese and US officials
Presidential Office spokesperson Alex Huang appears in this CNA photo.
at all levels.
That’s after the US State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs posted a photo ofAssistant Secretary Susan Thornton meeting Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu on its Twitter and Facebook accounts. Chen is currently visiting the United States.
The meeting comes a week after President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act into law. The act encourages visits and exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials.
On Friday, Presidential Office spokesperson Alex Huang said that the US and Taiwan have close ties, and that interaction between officials on both sides will benefit the people of the US and Taiwan. [FULL STORY]