Commenting on cross-strait relations, the visiting group's focus, President Tsai stated that Taiwan's position has never changed. Taiwan will always fulfill its regional security responsibilities by maintaining stable, consistent, and predictable cross-strait relations. However, responsibility for maintaining the status quo is not Taiwan's alone, said the president. She then expressed confidence that everyone has seen that China is steadily ratcheting up the pressure on Taiwan.
President Tsai stated that China has dispatched military aircraft and naval vessels to circle Taiwan, prevented Taiwan from taking part in international activities, and even lured away Taiwan's diplomatic allies. These acts, she said, are all attempts to undermine the status quo and introduce uncertainty into the cross-strait relationship, posing a threat to regional peace and stability.
The president then thanked our Japanese friends from all quarters of society who have spoken in Taiwan's defense when China forced international airlines to change their designation for Taiwan, deprived Taichung City of its right to host next year's East Asian Youth Games, and enticed El Salvador to switch diplomatic ties. Taiwan will nevertheless continue cooperating with other like-minded countries to maintain peaceful development in the region, she said.
【Source: Office of the President】