Trump-Xi Summit Approaches, Huang Kuo-chang Urges Trump to Uphold Six Assurances to Taiwan
Ahead of the US-China summit, Taiwan People's Party Chairman Huang Kuo-chang urged US President Trump to adhere to the 'Six Assurances' to Taiwan. He expressed hope that the deepening strategic partnership between Taiwan and the US will contribute to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Central News Agency, Taipei, 13th - The 'Trump-Xi Summit' is set to take place tomorrow. Taiwan People's Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang said today that as important democratic allies, he urges US President Donald Trump to uphold the Six Assurances to Taiwan. He believes that Taiwan and the US will continue to deepen their strategic partnership to jointly safeguard peace, stability, and democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region.
Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on the evening of the 13th, local time in China. This will be his first visit to China since 2017. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on the 14th and 15th.
The TPP held its Central Committee meeting today. In a press release, Huang Kuo-chang stated that he has instructed the International Affairs Department and the Policy Committee to closely monitor developments. At a time of drastic global geopolitical changes, with Taiwan and the US as important democratic allies, he 'urges President Trump to uphold the Six Assurances to Taiwan.' He believes that in the future, Taiwan and the US will continue to deepen their strategic partnership to jointly safeguard peace, stability, and democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region.
The TPP's Central Committee today also approved the list of new councilor nominations for municipalities and counties for 2026, as passed by the Election Decision Committee. The nominations include Chiang Ming-tsung for the Central and Western District and North District of Tainan City, and Hsiao Kuo-hua for the South District and Anping District of Tainan City. The committee also approved the list of Tainan township and village representative candidates, nominating Wu Sen-yuan to run for the Huaping village chief.
Huang Kuo-chang stated that as a party with a system, all nominations and election strategies of the TPP are handled according to the publicly transparent 'TPP Regulations for Nomination of Public Office Candidates.' He welcomes party members who are willing to run for election and serve their local communities to express their intention to run according to the party's regulations. Subsequently, the local party headquarters, central party headquarters, and the Election Decision Committee will conduct a complete evaluation to select the most suitable candidates to hold the line locally and respond to the people's expectations.
Huang Kuo-chang emphasized that a mature politician, regardless of whether the election results meet their own expectations, will respect the system and the results. This is the most basic attitude of being responsible to supporters. The TPP will complete the evaluation and nomination process for all counties and cities according to the system, putting forward outstanding talents to bring practical progress to the local areas through concrete actions. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150513
Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on the evening of the 13th, local time in China. This will be his first visit to China since 2017. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on the 14th and 15th.
The TPP held its Central Committee meeting today. In a press release, Huang Kuo-chang stated that he has instructed the International Affairs Department and the Policy Committee to closely monitor developments. At a time of drastic global geopolitical changes, with Taiwan and the US as important democratic allies, he 'urges President Trump to uphold the Six Assurances to Taiwan.' He believes that in the future, Taiwan and the US will continue to deepen their strategic partnership to jointly safeguard peace, stability, and democratic values in the Indo-Pacific region.
The TPP's Central Committee today also approved the list of new councilor nominations for municipalities and counties for 2026, as passed by the Election Decision Committee. The nominations include Chiang Ming-tsung for the Central and Western District and North District of Tainan City, and Hsiao Kuo-hua for the South District and Anping District of Tainan City. The committee also approved the list of Tainan township and village representative candidates, nominating Wu Sen-yuan to run for the Huaping village chief.
Huang Kuo-chang stated that as a party with a system, all nominations and election strategies of the TPP are handled according to the publicly transparent 'TPP Regulations for Nomination of Public Office Candidates.' He welcomes party members who are willing to run for election and serve their local communities to express their intention to run according to the party's regulations. Subsequently, the local party headquarters, central party headquarters, and the Election Decision Committee will conduct a complete evaluation to select the most suitable candidates to hold the line locally and respond to the people's expectations.
Huang Kuo-chang emphasized that a mature politician, regardless of whether the election results meet their own expectations, will respect the system and the results. This is the most basic attitude of being responsible to supporters. The TPP will complete the evaluation and nomination process for all counties and cities according to the system, putting forward outstanding talents to bring practical progress to the local areas through concrete actions. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150513