First US congressional delegation since election meets Tsai and Lai
First US congressional delegation since election meets Tsai and Lai
2024-01-25
U.S. lawmakers Ami Bera and Mario Diaz-Balart met President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Thursday. They are the first U.S. congressional delegation to visit Taiwan since the general election. Later in the day, the two of them met President-elect Lai Ching-te and incoming Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim. Lai reiterated his commitment to maintaining the cross-strait status quo.
Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-chairs Ami Bera and Mario Diaz-Balart are on their second day in Taiwan. In the morning, they were warmly welcomed at the Presidential Office.
Tsai Ing-wen
President
I would hereby like to thank the U.S. Congress for its longstanding bipartisan support for Taiwan-U.S. relations. I hope a bill to expedite double-tax relief between Taiwan and the U.S. will be passed soon. Through our bilateral exchanges, we hope to expand Taiwan’s connections with other countries, to strengthen the democratic coalition, and to achieve global prosperity and development.
Mario Diaz-Balart
Congressional Taiwan Caucus co-chair
But what this delegation demonstrates clearly is that there’s absolute solid bipartisan support for Taiwan, for its prosperity and for its security. And we listen when you’ve talked about the issue of double taxation and we hope that soon we will be able to, once again, deliver good news on that front as well.
After meeting with the president, the delegation personally congratulated Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim for winning the presidential election. Lai repeated his stance on cross-strait relations.
Lai Ching-te
President-elect
China has continued to harass Taiwan with military activity and gray-zone tactics. But Taiwan has remained calm in its response. In the future, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and I will build upon the good foundation laid by President Tsai. We’ll strengthen the resilience of our society and safeguard the peaceful status quo of the Taiwan Strait. We hope the U.S. will continue to provide strong support for Taiwan.
Ami Bera
Congressional Taiwan Caucus co-chair
Mr. President-elect, in your words you talked about the peace, prosperity and stability of the region, and that is exactly what we’re here to represent as the United States Congress. In the 21st century there’s no place for aggressive action, we have to learn to live together, to trade together, to work together, to solve the world’s problems together.
This is the first U.S. congressional delegation to visit Taiwan since the Jan. 13 election. Earlier this week, the U.S. Navy sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since the election. An official statement said the transit demonstrated the U.S.’ commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations. It added that no member of the international community should be intimidated or coerced.
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美"台灣連線"兩眾議員來訪 拜會蔡總統 賀賴蕭當選
2024-01-25
美國國會台灣連線共同主席、眾議員貝拉和迪馬里，昨天（24日）上午抵達台灣進行訪問，這是2024大選過後美國首個國會訪團，訪團今天(25日)一早先拜會總統蔡英文，緊接著和副總統賴清德以及蕭美琴碰面，賴清德也再次重申上任會維持台海現狀，守護印太區域和平。
美國國會台灣連線共同主席、眾議員貝拉和迪馬里率團訪台，抵台第二天，先拜會總統蔡英文，蔡總統一見到久違的美方友人，親切握手寒暄。
[[總統 蔡英文]]
“在這裡我要感謝美國國會，長期以來不分黨派，對台美關係的支持，雙重稅收減免法案，能夠儘早完成立法，我們期待透過台美交流，擴大台灣跟各國連結，一起壯大民主陣營，創造全球繁榮發展”
[[美國眾議員 迪馬里]]
“代表團這次清楚表明，美國跨黨派對台灣繁榮和支持，是非常堅定的，蔡總統剛談的雙重課稅問題，希望很快有好消息”
不只和蔡總統好朋友見面，表達對台灣選舉的支持，也要親自祝賀賴清德和蕭美琴當選，賴清德也再次重申兩岸立場。
[[副總統 賴清德]]
“中國持續軍事及其他灰色地帶活動，侵擾台灣，但台灣仍然能夠沉穩因應，未來我和蕭美琴副總統當選人，將在蔡總統所打下良好基礎上，團結台灣人民，強化社會韌性，捍衛台海和平穩定現狀，盼美國能夠持續給予台灣，強力支持”
[[美國眾議員 貝拉]]
“賴總統當選人剛剛那席話，也提到區域和平繁榮穩定，也正是美國國會所堅信的理念，21世紀我們其實不能再容忍，任何侵略性行為，我們全體應該要互相學習，互相好好做生意，互相共同合作，來解決世界任何問題”
選後美國會議員首團到訪，美國海軍也在24日首次派出軍艦行駛敏感的台灣海峽，展現美國致力於維護所有國家航行自由的原則，國際社會的成員都不應受到恐嚇或脅迫。
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