US Senator Tammy Duckworth said that Taiwan's security has bipartisan support in Congress. The senator arrived in Taiwan Monday evening and is staying until Wednesday.
Duckworth's visit comes four days after she introduced the proposed Strengthen Taiwan's Security Act. She said the act would "assess opportunities to deliver lethal aid to Taiwan, enhance Taiwan's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets and increase needed prepositioned stocks in the region."
President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the United States on Tuesday for its continued support of Taiwan while meeting with US Senator Tammy Duckworth. Duckworth and her delegation arrived Monday evening.
Tsai says Taiwan and the United States are both economic and security partners in the Indo-pacific region working to protect democracy. She recalled that as Taiwan was in the midst of its first significant COVID-19 outbreak last June, Duckworth promised “the United States won’t let Taiwan fight alone.”
President Tsai also thanked Duckworth for her legislation in support of Taiwan. Last July the senator introduced the Taiwan Partnership Act to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Tsai also says Taiwan will continue to work to participate in the United States’ Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and deepen bilateral ties.