#QuadSummit2021 की आभासी बैठक के साथ, हमें ताइवान से यह देखकर खुशी है कि दुनिया के लोकतांत्रिक राष्ट्र आम चुनौतियों पर सहयोग कर रहे हैं। स्वतंत्रता और लोकतंत्र समान विचारधारा वाले राष्ट्रों को एक साथ लाते हैं।
#QuadSummit#democracy#cooperation
🇹🇼🤝🇩🇪 #Taiwan’s @DPPonline and Germany’s @fdp, the “sister party” of @FNFreiheit, are both members of the Liberal International. We should capitalize on the complementarity of our values and work together for the advancement of #HumanRights, #FreeTrade, #openSociety and more!
One🔑finding of V-Dem 2021 is the role of pro-democracy mass mobilization. During the #pandemic, mob. levels declined,Dbu't the cases of 🇧🇾🇳🇬🇹🇭 show that even #COVID19 cannot dissuade pro-democracy forces. Taiwan should thus actively engage the #civilsociety of its partners.
When engaging external partners, #Taiwan faces a conundrum. On the one ✋, our commitment to democratic values constitutes the crux of our #SoftPower strategy. On the other ✋, given #geopolitical precarity, Taiwan cannot become a #NormativePower & effectively diffuse its norms.
#Taiwan may be an island nation, but it doesn't exist in a vacuum. The decline of #LiberalDemocracy in our key partner countries is worrisome. A major change is that #India – formerly the🌎largest #democracy with 1.37 billion inhabitants – turned into an electoral #autocracy.
#Taiwan began its quest for #democratization in the 80s as a part of its 3rd 🌊; our resistance to democratic backsliding is thus remarkable given that "The decline is especially prominent in the Asia-Pacific
region, Eastern Europe & Latin America" - regions key to the 3rd wave.
Let's start with good news: #Taiwan is 1 of 14 countries whose #COVID19 response has been deemed "proportionate, necessary, and non-discriminatory," and free of #democratic violations. This underscores the efficacy of the #TaiwanModel, which relies on #transparency & #solidarity.
What can we learn from the newly released Version 11 of the V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) dataset? @vdeminstitute What lessons apply to #Taiwan in particular?
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While we remember and honor those who were lost during that disaster, we also take from this tragedy a renewed commitment to disaster relief and prevention measures.
As today marks the somber 10-year-anniversary of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, we continue to morn this tragedy. Taiwan NextGen Foundation extends our condolences to all those continuing to grieve the loss of their loved ones.