Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Kin Moy met with new Legislature President Su Jia-chyuan on Thursday. The AIT represents US interests in Taiwan in the absence of diplomatic ties. Su is the first lawmaker from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to lead the Legislature. His election to the post comes after the DPP won a landslide victory in general elections last month.
Su said that Moy sent Chinese New Year greetings and complimented on Taiwan’s democracy during the 40 minute meeting.
"We talked about the way meetings used to be held in the Legislature. He said Taiwan’s democracy is really impressive. In the Legislature everyone has their differences but in the end, everyone reaches conclusions," Su said. "He said [the US] is very impressed with Taiwan’s democracy. He also expressed the intimate relations Taiwan has with the US and said that the US hopes for stability and economic development in Taiwan. [He said] the US and Taiwan will become very good partners in the future."
Su said that Moy inquired about draft bills high on the Legislature’s agenda for the new session, which began February 1. Su said that one urgent bill that’s likely to pass soon is a new law establishing rules on the transition between the outgoing and incoming presidents. Su said that other controversial bills will have to wait until after inter-party negotiations have taken place.