US Bipartisan Congressional Leaders Support Taiwan; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Expresses Sincere Gratitude
Bipartisan US Senators and Representatives reaffirmed their support for Taiwan's security and stability in the Taiwan Strait, prompting a sincere thank-you from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today that multiple bipartisan US federal senators and representatives have recently continued to demonstrate high support for and emphasis on Taiwan's security and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, including reiterating long-standing and consistent US policies toward Taiwan such as the Taiwan Relations Act and the 'Six Assurances', and publicly supporting the continuous promotion of arms sales to Taiwan and strengthening Taiwan's self-defense capability. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere gratitude for this today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press release this afternoon stating that US House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly reiterated his support for Taiwan on the 15th, emphasizing that Congress has always been highly concerned about the Taiwan Strait and explicitly expressed that the US position on the Taiwan issue is that Taiwan must maintain autonomy and security.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that many cross-party federal leaders, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator John Curtis, who jointly led a delegation to Taiwan this year, as well as multiple heavyweight Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks, Republican Foreign Affairs Committee Honorary Chairman Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Ro Khanna, and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee's National Security Task Force Zach Nunn, all publicly emphasized that the US should fulfill its long-standing commitments to Taiwan, promote arms sales to Taiwan, and continue to assist Taiwan in acquiring necessary defensive weapons and establishing deterrence.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Minister Lin Chia-lung thanked US bipartisan friends for their continuous attention to China's increasing military pressure and gray-zone coercion against Taiwan in recent years, and for repeatedly reaffirming their support for Taiwan in strengthening its self-defense capability and deterrence. The positive actions of the US Congress in supporting Taiwan during this critical period further demonstrate that there is a high bipartisan consensus on supporting and emphasizing Taiwan, and fully reflect that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is in the common global interest.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that as a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan, under the leadership of President Lai Ching-te, will continue to contribute to regional peace and stability, strive to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, demonstrate its determination for self-defense, and deepen security cooperation with global democratic allies including the United States, to jointly cope with the challenges posed by authoritarian countries to geopolitical security, global order, and stability, and safeguard the peace, stability, and prosperity of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press release this afternoon stating that US House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly reiterated his support for Taiwan on the 15th, emphasizing that Congress has always been highly concerned about the Taiwan Strait and explicitly expressed that the US position on the Taiwan issue is that Taiwan must maintain autonomy and security.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that many cross-party federal leaders, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democratic Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator John Curtis, who jointly led a delegation to Taiwan this year, as well as multiple heavyweight Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democratic Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Gregory Meeks, Republican Foreign Affairs Committee Honorary Chairman Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Ro Khanna, and Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee's National Security Task Force Zach Nunn, all publicly emphasized that the US should fulfill its long-standing commitments to Taiwan, promote arms sales to Taiwan, and continue to assist Taiwan in acquiring necessary defensive weapons and establishing deterrence.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that Minister Lin Chia-lung thanked US bipartisan friends for their continuous attention to China's increasing military pressure and gray-zone coercion against Taiwan in recent years, and for repeatedly reaffirming their support for Taiwan in strengthening its self-defense capability and deterrence. The positive actions of the US Congress in supporting Taiwan during this critical period further demonstrate that there is a high bipartisan consensus on supporting and emphasizing Taiwan, and fully reflect that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is in the common global interest.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that as a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan, under the leadership of President Lai Ching-te, will continue to contribute to regional peace and stability, strive to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, demonstrate its determination for self-defense, and deepen security cooperation with global democratic allies including the United States, to jointly cope with the challenges posed by authoritarian countries to geopolitical security, global order, and stability, and safeguard the peace, stability, and prosperity of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.