President Tsai Ing-wen says that the values that Taiwan and the United States share are bringing the two countries together “like never before.” Tsai was speaking early Wednesday morning in a speech delivered virtually to the 2020 NDI Celebration of Democracy Gala held by the National Democratic Institute.
Established in 1983, the institute, which is aimed at promoting freedom and democracy, has had close cooperation with NGOs, political parties, and democracy advocacy groups around the world.
In her speech, Tsai congratulated the American people on exercising their democratic rights once again in the November presidential race, in which voter turnout hit a record high.
Tsai also congratulated Kamala Harris on becoming the first female US vice president. Tsai said that Taiwan and the US are both happy to see “women occupy some of the highest echelons of legal office.”
Tsai said she believes that friendship between the two sides will become even stronger as they seek cooperation in new areas.