Raymond Greene holds first press conference as AIT director
Raymond Greene holds first press conference as AIT director
2024-09-04
The American Institute in Taiwan held its first press conference with its new director, Raymond Greene, who is on his third posting to Taiwan. In his opening remarks he underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. He also stressed that the U.S.’ bipartisan support for Taiwan was something that would not change. Let’s hear from him.
Raymond Greene
AIT director
U.S. support for Taiwan is and will continue to be rock-solid, principled, and bipartisan. In response to the PRC threat, Congress has for the first time authorized the use of Foreign Military Financing and Presidential Drawdown Authority. The United States is also building a latticework of alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance our deterrence capabilities. These efforts, together with Taiwan’s defense investments and impressive military reforms, are not meant to prepare for war but to prevent it.
Earlier this year, President Lai Ching-te was expected to visit Taiwan’s Latin American allies at the end of the year, with transit stops in the U.S. But the plans appear to have fallen through. Greene avoided commenting on the matter directly, stating simply that the U.S. would offer assistance, should Lai make a visit in the future.
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AIT新處長首秀! 首度主持記者會 谷立言重申"美跨黨派挺台灣"
2024-09-04
美國在台協會今天(4號)由新任處長谷立言，召開上任後首場記者會，第三次派駐台灣的他，用一口流利的中文強調台海區域和平穩定的重要，更重申美國對台支持是跨黨派、不會改變的事。
[[AIT台北辦事處處長 谷立言]]
“美國對台灣的支持堅如磐石，依循原則，而且獲得跨黨派支持，現在如此，未來也會如此，為了應對中國的威脅，國會也首次批准，台灣提供對外軍事融資FMF，也批准了總統提用權，美國也正在印太地區，架構一張縱橫交錯的同盟網，這一切的努力，加上台灣對防衛的投資和出色的軍事改革，都不是為了戰爭做準備，而是要避免戰爭發生”
針對有消息傳出，總統賴清德將在年底訪問拉美邦交國、過境美國，但行程卻疑似取消，谷立言巧妙避開、沒正面回應，只表示期盼未來賴總統出訪時、能提供相關協助。
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