🇹🇼 Taiwan's democracy is non-negotiable.
🛡️ Keep bolstering defenses.
💉 Int'l cooperation to end COVID-19 pandemic.
🌍 Net zero emissions by 2050.
💪 Diversity is our strength.
⚖️ Efforts on transitional justice will continue.
📜 Find common ground on constitutional reform.
The people of #Taiwan are committed to upholding our nation’s sovereignty, democracy, security & prosperity. In my National Day Address, I outlined four core commitments on which Taiwan is united. Full text here:
✨The Pursuit of Democracy; Taiwan Engages the World✨
The projection mapping show will be projected on to the Presidential Office Building every half hour from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m every day before Oct. 10.
#TaiwanNationalDay🇹🇼
Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng and I discussed the importance for our pilots to maintain high standards of professionalism during air-to-air encounters. It's imperative that PLA exercise restraint to avoid potential conflicts due to miscalculations or accidents.
President Tsai @iingwen: "If Taiwan were to fall, the consequences would be catastrophic for regional peace and the democratic alliance system. It would signal that... authoritarianism has the upper hand over democracy."
We believe that the Taiwanese people should decide #Taiwan's future. Taiwan stands united in our commitment to the values of democracy & freedom. And we will do whatever it takes to defend our values & our way of life.
My article in @ForeignAffairs: t.ly/vgew
52 PLA aircraft (J-16*34, SU-30*2 Y-8 ASW*2, KJ-500 AEW&C*2 and H-6*12) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 4, 2021. Please check our official website for more information: reurl.cc/WXq2pZ
"The United States is very concerned by the PRC's provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability. We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, & economic pressure & coercion against TW."
On October 1, China sent 38 warplanes to the vicinity of Taiwan - the largest daily incursions by PLAAF.
It's time like-minded countries stepped up to tackle China's growing security threat. One effective way to discourage these activities would be to conduct joint intercepts.
13 PLA aircrafts (J-16*10, H-6*2 and KJ-500*1) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 1, 2021. Please check our official website for more information: bit.ly/3ipQ7e6
25 PLA aircraft (J-16*18, SU-30*4, H-6*2 and Y-8 ASW) entered #Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on October 1, 2021. Please check our official website for more information: reurl.cc/Ok4d1A
Today is another day Taiwan's largest opposition party KMT staged boycott in the parliament over government's handling of #COVID19.
Today is also another day Taiwan reports zero domestic COVID-19 cases.
Thank you to all the national freediving associations who have stood with #Taiwan after our national flag was removed from an AIDA competition broadcast. Your decision to remove your own countries’ flags in solidarity with Taiwan touched the hearts of the Taiwanese people.
Today we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). 35 yrs ago, Taiwan was at a crossroad; the people of Taiwan chose democracy over autocracy. Today, we're at a critical juncture again, let's reaffirm our commitment to defending our freedoms.
Today, I discussed w/ Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng 邱國正 abt measures we're taking to make it more difficult for the PLA to enter & conduct operations in Taiwan's southwest air defense zone. We should continue to focus on capabilities such as naval surface-to-air missiles.
After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we are now en route through the Taiwan Strait to visit #Vietnam and the Vietnam People's Navy.
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