VIDEO: Taiwan-US ties not contingent on who wins US election

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 03 November, 2020
By: Shirley Lin

The US presidential election is set to take place on November 3. The whole world is eagerly

awaiting, but it seems that there’s more at stake for Taiwan. Some are worried that a change in the US presidency might spell trouble for Taiwan, but Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says that’s not the case. 

“Trump or Biden? Biden or Trump? People in Taiwan seem to be under the impression that Trump is better for Taiwan-US ties. That’s because right now, relations with the United States are better than they were four years ago. Arms sales and high-level visits are just a few of the milestones reached during Trump’s presidency. So, if Joe Biden and the Democrats take the White House, that spells trouble for Taiwan right?

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu doesn’t think so. He says the impression that a Trump presidency is better for Taiwan is “erroneous.”    [FULL  STORY]