Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks Wednesday

Japan seeks deeper ties with Taiwan as Tsai Ing-wen begins second term

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Japan is eager to deepen ties with Taiwan as its president, Tsai Ing-wen, begins her second term in office, top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen attends with Vice President William Lai Ching-te her inaugural address at the Taipei Guest House in Taipei on May 20. | HANDOUT / VIA REUTERS

Taiwan is an “important partner and precious friend” who shares basic values with Japan, Suga noted, adding that they enjoy close economic ties and increased people-to-people exchanges.

“We’d like to congratulate President Tsai Ing-wen on the start of her second term,” Suga said at a news conference.

“Based on our stance to maintain nongovernmental, working-level ties, Japan will continue to deepen cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan,” he added.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks Wednesday at a news conference at the prime minister’s office. | KYODO

In its annual diplomatic bluebook released Tuesday, Japan called Taiwan an “extremely important partner” — a boost from last year’s description that referred to Taipei as a “crucial partner.” Highlighting the importance of the two countries’ ties, this year’s bluebook also devoted a full page to Taiwan, twice as much space as the 2019 edition.

(source: japantimes)

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