Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-03-21
President Tsai Ing-wen has called the Taiwan Travel Act an important support for Taiwan’s
President Tsai Ing-wen speaks Wednesday to a vising delegation from the Southeastern Taiwanese American Association. (CNA photo provided by the Presidential Office)
self-confidence. The president was speaking Wednesday while meeting a group from the Southeastern Taiwanese American Association.
Tsai said the act, signed into law by President Donald Trump last week, allows for Taiwanese officials of all levels to visit the United States. She said this raises Taiwan’s status and provides an important point of support for Taiwan’s sense of self-confidence. She thanked the US government’s support for Taiwan and for its contribution to regional peace and prosperity.
The president also said that Taiwanese-Americans are increasingly making their presence felt in American public life, including in Congress, and are working to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Tsai told the visiting delegation about some of the domestic reforms her administration has been carrying out. These include reforms to the pension system and the judicial system, as well as infrastructure projects and attempts to right historic wrongs through transitional justice legislation. [SOURCE]