TAIPEI: Taiwan is bolstering its military ties with the United States and will cooperate even more closely with it and other friendly nations to deal with 'authoritarian expansionism', President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting US lawmakers on Tuesday (Feb 21). The US, like most countries, has no formal diplomat
TAIPEI: Taiwan is bolstering its military ties with the United States and will cooperate even more closely with it and other friendly nations to deal with"authoritarian expansionism", President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting US lawmakers on Tuesday .
While the United States no longer maintains military bases in Taiwan, the two have a good military relationship that has become closer as"Taiwan and the United States continue to bolster military exchanges, and going forward Taiwan will cooperate even more actively with the United States and other democratic partners to confront such global challenges as authoritarian expansionism and climate change," Tsai told the lawmakers at her office in Taipei.
"We come here to strengthen the economic relationship. Representing Silicon Valley I particularly appreciated the meeting with Dr Morris Chang," he said, referring to the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, the world's largest contract chipmaker.
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