‘DEAR TO MY HEART’: Washington must ensure Taiwan has all the tools it needs to protect itself from Chinese aggression, US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 03, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
A US lawmaker yesterday urged Washington to increase Taipei’s political, economic and
President Tsai Ing-wen, right, shakes hands with US Representative and former House Committee on Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Photo: CNA
military capabilities in the face of Beijing’s growing aggression.
US Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a former chairwoman of the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the remarks in a speech at the Presidential Office yesterday morning, after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon from President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) for her promotion of Taiwan-US ties over the past 30 years.
With the 39th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act just eight days away, Ros-Lehtinen said she was proud to say that the relationship between Taiwan and the US is stronger than ever.
“For as long as I am in Congress … Taiwan and the issues that are important at the face of this island-nation have been near and dear to my heart,” she said. FULL STORY]
