Today, I spoke with the president of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen. I thanked her for her congratulations and I assured her that Taiwan and the Czech Republic share the values of freedom, democracy, and human rights. We agreed on strengthening our partnership.
I looking forward to working with Dr. Tsai Ming-Yen on how to better collect, integrate & produce intelligence to inform policy makers.
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I want to congratulate Premier Su on his extraordinary achievement during his 4-year tenure. As a former human rights lawyer, he understands what it took for Taiwan to become a democracy. Premier Su will go down in history as one of the most effective political leaders in Taiwan.
I met with former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger to talk about Taiwan-U.S. security partnership and how democratic countries can work together to deter China's increasingly provocative behaviour.
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Jan. 5 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law. Read more: ow.ly/V53c50Mj9MO
Special operation force is a critical component of Taiwan's asymmetric defense. Today I visited Special Operation Center to learn more about its training, equipment and counter UAV capability. #SOF
This military reform DOES NOT bring us closer to conflict; in fact, it achieves the opposite.
Our strategic objective is to strengthen and reenforce deterrence so that leaders of China wake up everyday thinking "China is not ready yet".
Learning the lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war as well as facing the military expansion& threat from China, #ROC has evaluated and decided to resume the 1 year mandatory #MilitaryService with increased training intensity. Well preparations can prevent wars from coming.
I applaud President Tsai @iingwen's decision to extend the conscription to 1 year. I'm thrilled to learn that under the new plan conscripts will be trained on how to use advanced asymmetric weapons, such as man-portable missiles and UAVs.
Legislator Lin Ching-Yi (@minorta) and I had a productive dinner with the @CommonsForeign delegation led by @aliciakearns. Our conversation covered the critical role the UK plays in int'l security and how Taiwan and the UK can build our defence & security relations. 🇹🇼🇬🇧
Win or lose, today is a good day for Taiwan. We will support whoever is elected and work together to make our country better, stronger and more prosperous.
Taking all three voting treasures - ID card, seal, and voting notice, and going out to vote. There are total of 4 votes in Tainan city- Mayor, City Councilor, District Chief, 18-year-old Citizenship Amendment Review.
Let’s enjoy the rights as a citizen of a democratic country.
Happy to be corrected here, but I think the Prime Minister's comment on CP-TPP and Taiwan is factually wrong. Sovereign state status isn't a prerequisite for joining the CP-TPP. Article 5 of the CP-TPP seems to makes it clear it's open to any state "separate customs territory"
We are announcing the first investment of 🇹🇼Taiwan CEE Investment Fund! 🎉 New strategic partner, 🇱🇹 Lithuanian laser company Litilit receives 3.5 mln. EUR investment for its' growth alongside with Taiwania expertise and partnerships in Taiwan, Asia-Pacific, US Silicon Valley.
China's air and maritime gray-zone operations are aimed at exhausting Taiwan's armed forces, internalizing the Taiwan Strait, and preparing for an attack.
We need to adjust our strategy to make sure China does not succeed.
46 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around our surrounding region were detected today (Nov. 6, 2022) until 1700(GMT+8). #ROCArmedForces have monitored the situation and responded to these activities with aircraft in CAP, naval vessels, and land-based missile systems.