{"id":2251356,"date":"2024-05-23T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-wishes-biden-and-trump-all-the-best-before-summer-campaign-kickoffs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T15:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:30:44","slug":"taiwan-wishes-biden-and-trump-all-the-best-before-summer-campaign-kickoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-wishes-biden-and-trump-all-the-best-before-summer-campaign-kickoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan sends well wishes to Biden and Trump ahead of summer campaign launches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwan-wishes-biden-and-trump-all-the-best-before-summer-campaign-kickoffs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2251356&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Taiwan&#8217;s\u200b new Deputy Foreign Minister, Chung-kwang \u200bTien, expressed \u2062confidence in the \u200benduring \u200cpartnership with the United\u2062 States, emphasizing the historical ties between the two nations. Tien remains optimistic about the relationship&#8217;s strength, independent of \u2062the future presidency,\u200c highlighting Taiwan&#8217;s commitment to being\u2063 a valuable partner globally, irrespective of the election outcome. Taiwan&#8217;s Deputy Foreign Minister, Chung-kwang Tien, is confident in the enduring US partnership, highlighting historical ties. He remains optimistic about the relationship&#8217;s\u200c strength, emphasizing Taiwan&#8217;s commitment to global partnerships, regardless of election outcomes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Taiwan<\/a> is confident the United States will be a reliable partner, regardless of who is president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">deputy foreign minister<\/a>, Chung-kwang Tien, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the U.S. and Taiwan have history, so the relationship will be \u201crock solid\u201d no matter whether President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> or former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> wins another term in this November\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaiwan and the United States, we\u2019ve been fighting two world wars, and we have been shoulder to shoulder,\u201d Tien said. \u201cWhen Taiwan first started, when we came here, we received a lot of U.S. aid. That really set a very good foundation for Taiwan\u2019s development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tien, who became deputy foreign minister this week after President Lai Ching-te\u2019s inauguration, downplayed the prospect of Trump\u2019s second coming, contending elections are a \u201cvery common practice in any democracy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Trump is considered to be friendly toward Taiwan after breaking precedent and speaking with Lai\u2019s predecessor, former President Tsai Ing-wen of the same Democratic Progressive Party, during his own transition in 2016. But Republicans, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>onetime GOP presidential candidate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, have expressed skepticism toward Taiwan. Ramaswamy, who could become a member of Trump\u2019s second administration, proposed during the primary that the U.S. only defend Taiwan until it can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/semiconductors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>semiconductor<\/a> independent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho is going to be elected is just beyond our control,\u201d Tien said during a two-hour briefing for a small group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-natsec-official-evidence-for-theory-that-pandemic-came-from-lab-far-outweighs-natural-outbreak\/\" title=\"Ex-NatSec Official: Evidence For Theory That Pandemic Came From Lab \u2018Far Outweighs\u2019 Natural Outbreak\">foreign reporters<\/a>. \u201cWe have to, once again, to show to the world we will be a valid, very valuable partner for United States or in other countries, democracies, in the world.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we keep a very close watch about the election,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe are not going to be involved. As for \u2018Trump going to win\u2019 or \u2018Biden going to win,\u2019 we wish them all the best. The United States people, they are going to make the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nancy Pelosi\u2019<\/a>s (D-CA) trip to Taiwan in 2022, after which China conducted military drills around Taiwan and severed military-to-military communication with the U.S., Tien said the island appreciates support from \u201cany person,\u201d irrespective of \u201cwhat the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot think of the consequence, we cannot deny, we cannot refuse people come to Taiwan to show their support,\u201d he said. \u201cThe things we probably we have to ask the other side: Why you going to have this actions against someone shows goodwill to one country? I think that question should go to the other side. \u2026 So anyone come to Taiwan, [irrespective] of the consequences, we welcome them to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-unequivocal-military-force-if-taliban-doesnt-return-american-weaponry\/\" title=\"Trump Calls For \u2018Unequivocal Military Force\u2019 If Taliban Doesn\u2019t Return American Weaponry\">press briefing earlier<\/a> this week, Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Catherine Hsu, director-general of the Department of International Information Services, was asked about Ramaswamy\u2019s comments from last summer. Part of Taiwan\u2019s \u201cvalue\u201d as a U.S. partner is its reputation as \u201cSilicon Island,\u201d producing almost 70% of the world\u2019s semiconductors and dominating advanced microchip manufacturing. Taiwanese companies, including the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, have explored directed investment opportunities in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government would have great confidence in Taiwan-U.S. relations right now,\u201d Hsu said of Lai\u2019s administration. \u201cThat can be testified the closer trade talk we call 21st Trade Initiative, and that can be also testified by the closer military collaborations. \u2026 So we didn\u2019t see there\u2019s any concern between the two countries\u2019 collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan \u2014 Taiwan remains assured of the United States&#8217; steadfast partnership, irrespective of the next president. Deputy Foreign Minister Chung-kwang Tien emphasized to the Washington Examiner that the enduring history between the U.S. and Taiwan ensures a resilient bond, unaffected by the presidency of Joe Biden or Donald Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2251357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24144323735620-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2251356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24144323735620-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2251356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2251356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2251357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2251356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2251356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2251356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}