Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/11
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, March 11 (CNA) Taiwan is prepared and committed to play an active role together
Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu (吳志中)
with the U.S. and Japan to maintain regional peace and stability under the new “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” strategy, Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu (吳志中) said Sunday.
Speaking at an international seminar in Taipei on Taiwan’s possible role in Indo-Pacific Security Strategy, Wu said recent years have brought new challenges to the region, especially with China’s military activities and North Korea’s nuclear weapons program increasingly destabilizing regional security.
“For this reason, we have been pleased to see the U.S. and Japan promoting a vision of an Indo-Pacific region that is grounded in democratic values. This will have the effect of safeguarding the region’s freedom and openness,” Wu noted.
All of the region’s democracies must shoulder more responsibility to realize this vision and Taiwan is no exception, according to Wu. [FULL STORY]
