Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/10/10
By Yeh Su-ping and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, Oct. 10 (CNA) American Senator Ted Cruz on Thursday attended Taiwan's Double Ten National Day celebrations in Taipei and later met with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) for one-on-one discussions.

In the meeting at the Presidential Office, Cruz said Taiwan is "a powerful demonstration that freedom works," and that is why "the Communist government in China fears so deeply Taiwan's success."

Cruz, a Republican from Texas who sits on the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, said the ongoing protests in Hong Kong highlighted the value of freedom of democracy.

"At this time, when the eyes of the world are focused on Hong Kong and the brutal repression of Hong Kong, the stakes of fighting for democracy and fighting for freedom are that much more important, and that is what Taiwan rightly symbolizes for the world," Cruz said.
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