The Taiwan-US-Japan Trilateral Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue opened today at the Regent Taipei. President Tsai gave an opening address to the dialogue, reflecting on the solidarity between nations throughout the pandemic and the flourishing friendship between Taiwan and democratic nations across the world, including the #US, #Japan, and #EU countries.
#Taiwan’s commitment to continuing to work with like-minded partners to ensure a secure, peaceful, free and open #IndoPacific, including the building of resilient global supply chains in the process of the recovery from the pandemic.
One of the highlights was a speech from the former Prime Minister of Japan Abe Shinzo calling for Taiwan to rise up as a leader and spread faith in democracy around the globe. He congratulated Taiwan for its inclusion in the Summit for Democracy and called on like-minded countries like Japan and the United States to work hard to bring Taiwan to organizations of international relevance. He also called for Taiwan, the US and Japan to build up their joint defense capability, in the face of the rising threat from China.
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the US State Department Scott Busby said that Taiwan's democratization was remarkable and was testament to the fact that democracy can thrive in Asia, as well as lauding Taiwan as a global leader from which the international community can learn.
Former US National Security Advisor Ambassador Robert O’Brien, US Senator Bill Hagerty, Chairman Furuya Keiji of the Japan-Taiwan Diet Members' Consultative Council, Vice Chair Elaine Luria of the US House Committee on Armed Services and Member of Japan’s House of Councillors Arimura Haruko also gave speeches at the dialogue.
MOFA is grateful to all those that took part in the dialogue and for the calls for democratic countries to support Taiwan.
