![]() Through efforts to improve its defense capabilities, Taiwan has demonstrated its resolve to defend the country, Tsai said, mentioning in particular the launch of the military's prototype of the first indigenous defense submarine called Narwhal in late September. She also called for unity among different political parties and people with various backgrounds in Taiwan in the face of "external threats," as "everyone in Taiwan has a shared destiny." ![]() Taiwan and China should work to contribute to regional peace and promote "free unrestricted" interactions among their people, she said, adding that it is "an unavoidable historic responsibility" born by the two sides. The international community has come to realize that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is an indispensable component of global security and prosperity and its support for Taiwan has reached "an unprecedented height," she added.Īll these efforts, according to Tsai, have allowed Taipei to deal with Beijing in a "calm and self-assured" manner and created conditions for peaceful coexistence between both sides of the Taiwan Strait. ![]() The administration has instead sought to deepen cooperation with democratic countries, and thus made Taiwan "the most reliable effective" partner in global supply chains and democratic development, she said. Tsai said her administration had not provoked China nor acted rashly when it came to cross-strait relations since she took office in 2016. "Maintaining the status quo, the largest common denominator for all sides, is key to ensuring peace."ĭifferences across the Taiwan Strait must be resolved peacefully, she said at the ceremony outside the Presidential Office, adding that neither side should unilaterally change the status quo. "Peace is the only option across the strait," she said in her last National Day address before she leaves office on after completing two four-year terms. While noting that cross-Taiwan Strait relations have seen "drastic changes" over the past seven years, Tsai said her administration had "kept its promises and maintained the status quo." Tsai, however, did not elaborate on what such a pubic consensus entailed during her speech at a ceremony marking the National Day of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name. Taiwan is willing to "develop with the Beijing authorities a mutually acceptable foundation for interaction and a path to peaceful coexistence" provided that "the Taiwan public consensus" is respected and both sides engage with each other on reciprocal terms, Tsai said. 10 (CNA) Peace is the only option across the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan is willing to work out "a path to peaceful coexistence" with Beijing, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said Tuesday during her National Day address in Taipei.
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