Taiwanese chef Ruyin Chu (pictured) reunited with President Tsai Ing-wen in New York on the 30th, and conveyed the message of "supporting Taiwan" with cold round platters lined up in Taiwan and floral decorations.

(Central News Agency)

[Special Correspondent Chen Yun/accompanying interview report] President Tsai Ing-wen launched the "Journey of Democracy and Common Prosperity", and stopped in New York, the United States. On the second day, he went to the Chinese Office in New York to meet with the Permanent Representative of the United Nations of the United States of America, and met with the Taiwanese chef Chu Ruyin interacted with illustrators Zhang Yaqing (A ee mi) and Zhong Yiting (low-level mistakes) who went to New York to attend the art festival; Chu Ruyin also specially made a cool round platter with the words "TEAM TAIWAN", symbolizing "Taiwan."

When Tsai Ing-wen met with the permanent representatives of the United States of America, she said that she was honored to meet all the representatives present at the meeting, and reiterated the commitment to deepening the precious friendship between each other. The Government also sincerely appreciates your continued support for expanding international engagement.

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Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that while looking forward to continuing cooperation, we will also face many challenges in the future, but as long as we are united based on common values, we believe that we will be able to achieve our goals together. effort.

Ruyin Chu, who was invited to attend, arranged the "cool circles" into a platter in the shape of Taiwan. She said that the idea came from the homonym "good fate". Although the cool circles are small, there are many meanings behind them. I hope that Taiwan will form good ties; the platter is also made of orchids The word "TEAM TAIWAN" symbolizes the meaning of "Taiwan".

Illustrators Zhang Yaqing and Zhong Yiting, who were invited to represent Taiwan to participate in the "New York Museum of Comics and Cartoon Art Festival", also showed their works to the President.

Zhang Yaqing's comic work "Platonic Love" (Platonic Love) shows Taiwan's free and open social atmosphere; illustrator Zhong Yiting (low-level mistakes)'s illustrations are full of pink and tender colors like a girl in love, blending the appearance of the East with the appearance of the West Emotion, I look forward to showing the strength of Taiwanese girls to the United States through participation in the exhibition.

After introducing the work, Zhong Yiting invited Tsai Ing-wen to take a selfie with her, and Tsai agreed on the spot; Zhong Yiting gave Tsai Ing-wen a portrait of a cat. Tsai asked everyone, "Is it like me or a cat like me", which aroused laughter from the audience.

Including representatives and representatives of the Marshall Islands and other countries, Chairman Rosenberg of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Lin Jialong, Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Dunhan, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie, Ambassador to the US Representative Office Xiao Meiqin, Legislative Councilor Chen Mingwen, Chen Oupo, Wang Wanyu, Qiu Chenyuan and others all attended the event.

Zhang Dunhan said that although some of the regular representatives had other business affairs, they all sent representatives to attend, and some friends with similar ideas also attended.

Zhong Yiting gave President Tsai Ing-wen a cat portrait, which is very similar to Tsai.

(Photo by reporter Chen Yun)

Illustrator Zhang Yaqing (right) invites Tsai Ing-wen to take a selfie.

(Photo by reporter Chen Yun)

Chu Ruyin, a chef of Taiwanese origin, specially made a cold round platter with the words "TEAM TAIWAN", which symbolizes "Taiwan".

(Photo by reporter Chen Yun)