President Tsai Ing-wen received a delegation led by U.S. Congressman John Curtis today, and asked them to continue to support Taiwan's participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

(Provided by the Presidential Palace)

[Reporter Chen Yun/Taipei Report] U.S. Congressman John Curtis and other four members of the House of Representatives recently led a delegation to visit Taiwan. President Tsai Ing-wen said when receiving the delegation today that Taiwan will continue to work together with the United States and like-minded partners. cooperation to ensure the stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region, please friends in the U.S. Congress continue to support various bills to strengthen Taiwan’s security; and look forward to negotiating and signing high-standard trade agreements with the United States through the "Taiwan-U.S. 21st Century Trade Initiative" as a regional good example.

She also asked members of the visiting delegation to continue to support Taiwan's participation in the "Indo-Pacific Economic Framework" (IPEF). Taiwan is confident that it can make more contributions to regional economic and trade development.

Tsai Ing-wen said in her speech that the members of the delegation are good friends who support Taiwan in the U.S. Congress.

The head of the delegation, Xiheng Kuang, once preached in Taiwan in his early years and has a deep connection with Taiwan. He also very much welcomes Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Burgess Owens, and Michelle Steel to visit Taiwan for the first time. , the visitor made a special visit on Christmas Eve to show her support for Taiwan with actions. On behalf of the people of Taiwan, she would like to express her sincere gratitude and wish a happy holiday.

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Tsai Ing-wen also took this opportunity to thank the US Congress for its long-standing support for Taiwan.

Recently, the US House of Representatives and the Senate successively passed the National Defense Authorization Act supporting Taiwan's arms purchases.

Whether it is support for the bill or public solidarity, they have fulfilled their commitment to Taiwan's security and assisted Taiwan in safeguarding democracy.

She said that in the face of the global expansion of authoritarianism, Taiwan will continue to cooperate with the United States and like-minded partners to ensure the stability and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region. She also asked her good friends in the US Congress to continue to support various bills to strengthen Taiwan's security.

Tsai Ing-wen said that she knew that the members of the delegation were very concerned about energy and climate change issues, and she was very grateful for their support for Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Over the past few years, Taiwan has been accelerating the development of renewable energy.

In order to implement the 2050 net zero emission goal, we have announced the road map in March this year, and we expect to propose a specific action plan for the "12 key strategies" by the end of the year.

Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan and the United States have a lot of room for cooperation on these two important issues, and look forward to working with the United States to help regional countries strengthen their resilience to climate change and jointly promote the development of renewable energy.

In terms of economy and trade, Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that last month the "Taiwan-US 21st Century Trade Initiative" successfully completed its first round of meetings.

It is hoped that through this initiative, a high-standard trade agreement with the United States can be negotiated as a good example for the region.

She also asked members of the delegation to continue to support Taiwan's participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

We are confident that Taiwan can make more contributions to the economic and trade development of the region.

Finally, the president once again welcomed the visits of the congressmen. 2022 will be a fruitful year for Taiwan-US relations. Looking forward to 2023, she looks forward to working with you to promote the continuous upgrading of Taiwan-US relations.