Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received in the Presidential Office in Taipei to a delegation from the Atlantic Council, a Washington DC-based think tank, led by former US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
In her remarks, President Tsai thanked the United States for continuing to honor its security commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances, stressing that Taiwan will continue to strengthen cooperation with the United States, Europe and other partners. democracy to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
“In recent times, the United States, Europe and Taiwan have faced many changes, the challenges of the pandemic, the spread of authoritarianism and the Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Tsai said, adding that “this has reminded us that democratic partners They must strengthen the strength of their alliances to jointly defend peace and the values of freedom and democracy.
Tsai also mentioned that last month, the Atlantic Council released its new Freedom and Prosperity Indices in which Taiwan ranked first in Asia, and 18th in the freedom index, and 27th in the prosperity index.
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When it comes to advancing economic and trade cooperation among the world community of democracies, Taiwan is willing and able to play an even more active role, she said.
For his part, Esper thanked Tsai for the reception, noting that the delegation hopes to discuss very important issues during the visit with members of the Cabinet in order to discuss trade, diplomatic, economic integration and, of course, security preparation issues. This is not only an American delegation, but also a European one, Esper said, emphasizing that global challenges require a global response.
The Atlantic Council delegation also included Ambassador Stefano Stefanini, a former diplomatic adviser to former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, and Atlantic Council Senior Vice President Barry Pavel.
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