The foreign ministry on Tuesday said that Taiwan will continue to act as a reliable partner to the United States. That’s after the US Electoral College confirmed Joe Biden as the next US president, ratifying Biden’s November victory despite President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede that he had lost the election.
Upon the news, Foreign ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou spoke about US-Taiwan relations going forward.
Ou said, "Taiwan will continue to build on its solid foundation [with the US]. We will deepen the partnership between Taiwan and the US in all areas and at all levels. Taiwan will continue to act as a reliable, stable and important partner to the US."
Ou said Taiwan is able to deepen relations with the US because of shared values in democracy, freedom and human rights. Ou said these shared values have enabled Taiwan to gain bipartisan support from the US.
President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu sent congratulatory messages to Biden in November. Taiwan’s envoy to the US Hsiao Bi-khim has also spoken with Secretary of State-elect Antony Blinken.