Fair & reciprocal trade is key to Taiwan's future economic growth, that's why we're applying to join #CPTPP. This isn't just about cutting tariffs, it's about building resilient supply chains, accelerating low-carbon transition & raising labor & environmental standards globally.
China's latest coercive trade tactics against our java apple & sugar apple are unacceptable, Taiwan will file a formal complaint to the @wto. Meanwhile, we'll do everything to help Taiwanese farmers expand & diversify markets, including putting in place a 1 billion program.
The fact that KMT chairmanship candidates are campaigning against each other on who’s closer to the CCP and who has the guts to stand up to the United States is a worrying sign.
The annual Han Kuang exercise is a remainder not just to military service members but to all the people of Taiwan that the responsibility to protect & defend our democracy falls on all of us.
This morning, I visited Air Force units in my home county of Pingtung as they began day 3 of #Taiwan’s Han Kuang military exercises. It was an honour to witness their rigorous training & dedication to protecting our nation’s airspace.
Let me stress once again: it's one thing to call Taiwan a province of China (even though it's not), but policing how others refer to Taiwan is an affront to freedom of speech. We have a shared responsibility to make sure that Chinese censorship has no place in democracies.
A Colorado high school asked to attend the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Before they could get approved by a committee—that China sits on—they had to change an old article on their site to say that Taiwan is a "Province of China.” A high school!
wsj.com/articles/china-makes…
Dziękuję Polska, Tajwan i Polska to kraje doświadczające dyktatury i ucisku, i który z taką samą mocą pielęgnuje demokrację, wolność i prawa człowieka! Mieszkańcy obu krajów są równie odważni w stawianiu czoła zagrożeniom i równie hojni w swojej dobroci!
As Taiwan's 2nd offshore wind farm begins operation, we're 1 step closer toward achieving #NetZero. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times, we don't have one second to waste.
I'm sure the people of Taiwan would love put Lithuanian food on their kitchen table! China's economic coercion tactics won't work if we can find ways to offset the potential losses from China's bullying.
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China has stepped up a nascent trade war with Lithuania whose government vowed to work with the US on developing ties with Taiwan.
This comes as the EU is still drawing up a mechanism that it hopes will deter economic coercion by non-EU countries.
baltictimes.com/beijing_stop…
When speaking with @GLandsbergis, I expressed our support for Lithuania on its regional challenges, decision to expand ties with Taiwan, and support for the pro-democracy movement in Belarus. The United States is proud to have Lithuania as one of our closest @NATO Allies.
As @JakeSullivan46 rightly said, drawing comparisons btwn Afghanistan & Taiwan "is a fundamentally different question in a different context". What we need to focus on is continue to strengthen our asymmetric capabilities that will help us deter China effectively and efficiently.
“United States is resolute in our solidarity with our NATO Ally and EU partner Lithuania, including standing with them in the face of the People’s Republic of China’s recent coercive behavior in response to Lithuania’s decision to develop mutually beneficial ties with Taiwan.”
Taiwan is a leading liberal democracy in Asia, now led by a female president, where same-sex marriage is legal.
Taiwan has a lot to offer when it comes to defending democracy and human rights.
Strengthening democracy at home and abroad is central to U.S. national security. President Biden will convene world leaders and work with our closest partners to launch new initiatives this December in a landmark Summit for Democracy. Read more: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…