BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Tuesday warned the United States about backing the Taiwan independence forces under the pr
Taiwan is working to strengthen “substantive” relations with the US, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday when asked about the future of the relationship following comments from prominent US politicians calling for closer ties between the two nations.
Formal diplomatic recognition “admittedly cannot be achieved overnight,” but “we take strengthening the substantive relationship between the two sides as our greatest effort at present,” Su told a hearing at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.
He was responding to a question from Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Chiu Chen-yuan (邱臣遠) over whether the government intends to maintain “pragmatic” relations with Washington, or is looking to
NOT OVERNIGHT: Su Tseng-chang told legislators that establishing diplomatic or other formal ties with the US would ‘come naturally when the conditions are ripe’By Su Yung-yao and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA
Taipei, March 28 (CNA) A visiting head of an American nonprofit organization for democracy is set to officially announce this week that Taiwan will host the World Movement for Democracy's global assembly this year.
Taiwan is to host the World Movement for Democracy’s 11th Global Assembly in Taipei from Oct. 24 to 27, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement yesterday.
The announcement was made at a news conference by Damon Wilson, president and chief executive of the US National Endowment for Democracy, who led a delegation to Taiwan that arrived on Sunday.
It would be the first time the assembly, organized in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and other local civic groups, would be held in Taiwan, the ministry said.
Wilson yesterday met with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌)