Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the first "Global Taiwan Business Forum" hosted by this newspaper yesterday, and had a dialogue with the on-site Taiwan businessmen.

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Pompeo: Deterring China's attempt to invade Taiwan is most important

[Reporter Fang Weijie, Xu Ziling / Kaohsiung Report] Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the first Global Taiwan Business Forum hosted by this newspaper yesterday. During the focus of the discussion, he was asked, "If elected US President, will he give Taiwan What kind of assistance?" Pompeo said that the most important thing is the prevention work that is currently being done, no matter who becomes the US president, it is necessary to maintain good Taiwan-US relations; he stressed that the US needs to assist Taiwan in self-defense and let China understand that it cannot do whatever it wants. .

The first "Global Taiwanese Business Forum" was held in Kaohsiung yesterday. In addition to gathering Taiwanese business leaders to discuss topics such as global layout and supply chain restructuring, Pompeo was also invited to give a special speech and talk with the on-site Taiwanese businessmen.

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Taiwan is already an independent country and does not need to declare independence

Pompeo said that some people are not happy to see Americans come to Taiwan, to celebrate the cherished friendship between the two sides, and even think that Taiwan is not free and part of the People's Republic of China; but he has a different view, just as Taiwan was and is now The leader said that Taiwan does not need to declare independence, because it is already an independent country; "One of the proudest things he did during his tenure as Secretary of State was to make the government and people of the United States more aware of this political and diplomatic reality."

Pompeo said that the United States needs to assist Taiwan in self-defense, including ensuring sovereignty, gathering intelligence and other capabilities, and Taiwan must work together with its neighbors and allies. "I am often asked, what if the CCP invades Taiwan? I want to remind everyone , the most important thing is the preventive work done now" will help reduce Chinese leader Xi Jinping's attempts to Taiwan, otherwise it will be too slow to wait until the crisis occurs, and the foundation must be laid first.

Regarding the progress of the U.S. Taiwan Policy Act, he pointed out that both parties in the U.S. expressed unanimous support for Taiwan, but considering all parties, it is not always possible to advance Taiwan-U.S. relations under the existing consensus; "God knows" when he sets foot on the land of Taiwan, but in what capacity he will visit Taiwan at that time.

Pompeo also mentioned that many people think that the rise of China is inevitable, but this is not true. The outside world sees China's problems. The CCP used the Hong Kong National Security Law to persecute local emeritus Bishop Chen Rijun and media person Li Zhiying. Global democracies must closely Cooperation, people who love democracy must work together to let China understand that it cannot do whatever it wants.

China ignores environmental pollution and invests in China to think twice

Environmental protection and good use of resources have become the mainstream trends in the world.

Pompeo hopes that the outside world will not underestimate the importance of these things; among all the countries that cause environmental pollution, China is the least sensitive country in this field, so many companies around the world have begun to rethink investing in China, he called for Think twice before going to China for development.

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