Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-10-14
President Tsai Ing-wen says she hopes that think tanks will help the government find
Taiwan’s place in a changing international order.
Tsai was speaking Saturday at the opening of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Think-tank Summit. The two-day summit is being held in Taipei to discuss regional developments and build a platform for dialogue and cooperation between the region’s think tanks. Leading figures from think tanks in over 30 countries have been invited.
In her address, Tsai said that think tanks are an important tool for governments in a changing world, providing expert analysis and opinion. She said that think tanks allow government agencies to take a further view of the issues they must address.
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