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Pompeo visits Taiwan for second time this year, meets with mayors, industry representatives

Pompeo visits Taiwan for second time this year, meets with mayors, industry representatives

2022-09-27

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Taiwan for the second time this year, meeting with politicians and industry representatives in Kaohsiung and Tainan. At a forum on Tuesday, Pompeo said the U.S. should decouple its economy from China and should seek closer economic ties with Taiwan. Meanwhile, Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chi-mai says the U.S. should play a more active leadership role among the world’s democracies.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday attended a seminar in Kaohsiung for Taiwanese businesspeople. During the seminar Pompeo reiterated his stance that Taiwan is an independent country.

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
The reality that many of your past and present leaders have made clear, is that Taiwan does not need to declare its independence, because it is already an independent nation.

Pompeo said that Taiwan is a model free-trade economy, and that the U.S. should decouple its economy from China’s in favor of closer economic ties with Taiwan.

Mike Pompeo
Former US secretary of state
Taiwan is completely different, it is the opposite of China in every one of those central respects. It’s why our trade relationship is not only good, but a model, a model for free trade around the world. America and other free nations should pursue a strategic decoupling with China.

Lai Ching-te
Vice president
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for all you have done as a secretary of state, to enhance our relationship.

Vice President Lai Ching-te was also in attendance at the seminar, using the opportunity to meet with Pompeo. Meanwhile, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai arrived bright and early at Pompeo’s hotel to have a short meeting with him. Pingtung Commissioner Pan Men-an too made the trip to Kaohsiung to have a brief meeting with Pompeo after lunch.

Chen Chi-mai
Kaohsiung mayor
I also brought up the fact that the U.S. could play a more active role among democracies, and demonstrate strong leadership.

Pan Men-an
Pingtung commissioner
This time, the focus is on the industrial development of Southern Taiwan, especially Pingtung City, which is an emerging city in terms of development.

On his second trip to Taiwan of the year, Pompeo took the opportunity to visit Kaohsiung’s popular harbor area. Accompanied by a guide, Pompeo walked along the waterfront from Great Harbor Bridge to the trendy Pier 2.

Chao Tien-lin
DPP lawmaker
Mayor Chen Chi-mai wanted Pompeo to feel warmly welcome in Kaohsiung. Pompeo was quite courteous. He said he worried that if he took the light rail train it would be a security issue and would inconvenience the public, so he chose to walk.

Pompeo is expected to attend the annual meeting of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce tomorrow. That will be followed by a visit to Tainan where he will join Mayor Huang Wei-che and DPP Lawmaker Wang Ting-yu at a luncheon for industry leaders.

龐培歐出席台商論壇 重申"台灣本就是獨立國家"

2022-09-27

美國前國務卿龐培歐26日晚間二度抵達台灣訪問,並隨即南下高雄,週二更出席了一場台商論壇發表專題演說,龐培歐再度重申台灣不需要刻意宣布獨立、本來就已經是獨立的國家,更說台灣是自由貿易的典範,南台灣縣市首長,包括陳其邁、潘孟安等人,也都抓緊機會與龐培歐會面。

美國前國務卿龐培歐出席在高雄舉辦的台商論壇,重申台灣已經是一個獨立的國家。

[[美國前國務卿 龐培歐]]
“這項事實就如同過去許多領袖所言,台灣並不需要宣稱自己獨立,因為已經是一個獨立的國家”

龐培歐強調,台灣是自由貿易的典範,美國應該與中國脫鉤、向台灣靠攏。

[[美國前國務卿 龐培歐]]
“台灣是完全地不同,與中國相反,尊重這些價值,這讓我們的貿易關係不只是好的,而且是典範,世界中自由貿易的典範,美國與其他的自由國家,應該持續與中國戰略性脫鉤”

[[副總統 賴清德]]
“我要趁這個機會再向你感謝,為你在當國務卿時所做的,促進了我們之間的關係”

副總統賴清德也特地出席論壇,歡迎這位老朋友,高雄市長陳其邁則是一早就到龐培歐下塌的飯店簡短會晤,而屏東縣長潘孟安也趁午宴後與龐培歐見面。

[[高雄市長 陳其邁]]
“我也特別提到說,美國在民主的陣營裡面,其實可以扮演更積極,強而有力的領導力量”

[[屏東縣長 潘孟安]]
“這次重點在南台灣的產業發展,尤其屏東又是一個新興的發展的城市”

二度來台,龐培歐下午也抽空走訪高雄熱門景點駁二,市府也安排專人導覽,從大港橋走到青年創業基地。

[[立委 趙天麟]]
“其邁市長很希望能夠讓他感受到熱情的高雄,他很客氣,他說如果坐輕軌電車,怕說維安上面會造成一些民眾的不便,所以就選擇用走路的”

龐培歐預計將在明天上午參加世界台灣商會聯合總會年會,隨後前往台南,與台南市長黃偉哲、立委王定宇及重要企業領袖午餐。


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