Wu Yiwen, chairman of the American Beijing Chinese Association, led the delegation to the Presidential Palace to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen.

(Provided by the Presidential Palace)

[Reporter Chen Yun/Taipei Report] President Tsai Ing-wen received the "2023 US-Beijing Zhonghua Hall Returning Visiting Delegation" today, affirming that overseas Chinese are an important pioneer in people's diplomacy in assisting Taiwan in promoting diplomacy and overseas Chinese affairs. Substantial progress has been made, and the President also hopes that everyone will continue to provide support, so that the Taiwan-US partnership will continue to deepen in various fields and the relationship will reach a higher level.

Tsai Ing-wen said that first of all, she welcomes overseas Chinese friends to return to Taiwan. A while ago, she visited her friendly countries Belize and Guatemala, and also stopped in the United States. Supporting Taiwan has expanded Taiwan's visibility.

Tsai Ing-wen mentioned that since its establishment in 1951, the Meijing Chinese Association has held activities such as the Lunar New Year parade every year, which has played a very important role in uniting the centripetal force of the overseas Chinese. The Meijing Chinese Association has also set up the Chinese Community Foundation to support the overseas Chinese community.

In addition, during the epidemic, everyone also gathered the strength of the overseas Chinese community and actively donated medical supplies, fully demonstrating Taiwan's spirit of contributing to the international community.

She said that overseas Chinese friends are working overseas for Taiwan and assisting Taiwan in promoting diplomacy and overseas Chinese affairs. They are important pioneers of national diplomacy. Thank you for working together with the government.

"Currently, Taiwan and the United States have made substantial progress in cooperation in many areas." Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that the second round of negotiations on the "Taiwan-US 21st Century Trade Initiative" was completed in January this year, and our goal is to complete this within this year. Taiwan and the United States will also continue to deepen economic and trade cooperation through the "Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue".

Tsai Ing-wen said that she expects Taiwan and the United States to continue to deepen their partnership in various fields, and hopes that everyone will continue to provide the greatest support so that Taiwan-US relations can reach a higher level.