We now live in a world where CCP's leaders call China a "democracy that works" and Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 calls Taiwan "illiberal democracy" in an op-ed.
Why are KMT & CCP making concerted effort to discredit democracy ahead of #SummitforDemocracy?
Democracy means more than just electing a president, it also means the rule of law, human rights and equality. 🇹🇼Taiwan's participation at #SummitForDemocracy will demonstrate our commitment to defend democracy from those who attack it.
2 weeks from today, the people of Taiwan will head to the polls for crucial referendums that will define Taiwan in the years to come. Let's send a clear message that Taiwan is a reliable trading partner at the ballot box.
#四個不同意台灣更有力❌
🇹🇼✈️ Happy 101st Birthday to #Taiwan Air Force! Thank you to all of the airmen and women for working tirelessly to protect our country, defend our freedom, and keep us safe.
📷: MND
Excluding Taiwan from #INTERPOL creates loopholes in int'l security & puts innocent lives at risk. e.g. Taiwan is currently denied access to I-24/7; as a result, we're not allowed to view or issue #RedNotice for fugitives. This isn't about politics, it's about saving lives.
From the Presidential Office Building, to Taipei 101, to 85 Sky Tower in Kaohsiung, Taiwan🇹🇼 joins like-minded countries to make clear our commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050 🌍
Follow @Taiwan_in_UK to learn more about our campaign to join #COP26 in Glasgow🇬🇧.
Today, we are hosting Taiwan Day events in Glasgow to showcase Taiwan’s efforts & contributions in combating climate change, with President Tsai @iingwen delivering opening remarks via video link. @COP26
I was honoured to join my colleagues for a lunch with the @EP_Democracy delegation led by @rglucks1. We had a productive discussion on how Taiwan and the EU can partner on countering externally organised disinformation campaigns by making our societies more resilient.
Pratas Island was mentioned for the 1st time in MND's China Military Power Report 2019, since then China has stepped up its grey-zone operations in Southwest Taiwan both in the air & at sea. It's important that we continue to focus our resources on asymmetric capabilities.
NSB DG Chen Ming-tong 陳明通 & I talked about how to more effectively counter China's political influence. This begins w/ asking social media sites like Facebook to make transparent their censorship guidelines & seek clarity on why certain comments appear to be censored more.