Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-09-22

President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday met Senator Steve Daines from the US state of

President Tsai Ing-wen (right) meets Senator Steve Daines from the US state of Montana (left) on Friday. (Photo Courtesy Presidential Office) (CNA)

Montana. The meeting comes a few days after the Senate passed a new defense bill that includes a call for a new look at military exchanges between the US and Taiwan.

Tsai said at their meeting that Taiwan and the United States share the common goal of wanting to maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

The president also said Taiwan is one of the biggest markets in Asia for Montana’s exports of farm produce. A procurement delegation from Taiwan has recently been in the US and announced plans to buy more soybeans, corn and wheat from the state. She said last year Taiwan imported goods worth US$57 million from Montana. Taiwan was the second-largest importer of wheat from Montana in Asia, after Japan.    [FULL  STORY]