President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan will continue to hold exchanges with the world despite Chinese efforts to stop its international participation.
Tsai was speaking Thursday during a meeting with high ranking military and police officers from Latin America and the Caribbean. The officers are in Taiwan as part of an educational program held at National Defense University.
Tsai said she wants the global community to know that Taiwan is willing and able to contribute to the world.
Tsai said that since she took office, Taiwan has enjoyed close exchanges with Latin America. She said that on visits to Taiwan’s diplomatic allies in the region, she has seen the results of bilateral projects and the hard work of locally-based Taiwanese people. She said this shows that Taiwan can build deep friendships with various countries, whether through political exchanges or people-to-people exchanges.
Tsai also thanked Taiwan’s Latin American allies for their cooperation with Taiwan as well as for their support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.