The Presidential Palace announced yesterday that President Tsai Ing-wen will lead a delegation to visit Guatemala and Belize from March 29 to April 7, and stop in New York and Los Angeles.

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[Reporter Wu Shuwei/Taipei Report] The Presidential Palace announced yesterday that President Tsai Ing-wen will lead a delegation to visit Guatemala and Belize from March 29 to April 7, and stop in New York and Los Angeles.

Regarding whether China will launch a military exercise during President Tsai’s visit, Vice Minister of National Defense Bai Honghui said that the Ministry of National Defense can grasp the CCP’s past methods, and the Ministry of National Defense will also make a study and judgment on its worst situation. During this period, the Ministry of National Defense has a response plan for all the CCP’s actions.

The Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan invited Cai Mingyan, Director of the National Security Bureau, and relevant ministries and committees to report on "Recent Analysis and Response to the Influence of the Indo-Pacific Regional Situation on my country".

Bai Honghui was interviewed by the media before entering the conference room, and was asked about the connotation of the Ministry of National Defense's report on the trend of the Indo-Pacific region.

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Bai Honghui said that regarding the trend in the Indo-Pacific region, in the near future, all surrounding activities, including the CCP’s announcement of the implementation of exercises in the South China Sea, all situations in the Indo-Pacific region are transparent, so today’s report focuses on how to Integrate into the Indo-Pacific region and maintain security across the Taiwan Strait.

As for whether the CCP will conduct military exercises during Tsai Ing-wen’s visit, Bai Honghui said that the CCP’s past methods can be mastered by the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of National Defense will also conduct research and judgment on its worst situation. As for the CCP’s actions during the president’s visit The Ministry of National Defense has a response plan, so it is not convenient to explain it here, but it also calls for all free navigation, including airspace or international air routes, to be international practice, and the CCP should abide by international practice under such circumstances.