Japanese broadcaster NHK interviews Taiwan Representative to Japan
Japanese broadcaster NHK interviews Taiwan Representative to Japan
2024-11-13
Amid escalating cross-strait tensions, Taiwan’s Representative to Japan Lee I-yan李逸洋 was interviewed by Japanese broadcaster NHK on Tuesday. In the interview, Lee talked about his goals for Taiwan-Japan relations, the new US presidency’s implications on Taiwan, and how regional peace and prosperity can be maintained.
On Tuesday, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK interviewed Taiwan’s Representative to Japan Lee I-yang, who’s been in the post since September this year.
Lee I-yang
Representative to Japan
The president entrusted me to not only maintain positive Taiwan-Japan relations, as is the case at present, but further, to deepen our friendly ties at all fronts.
To date, China held two military drills encircling Taiwan since President Lai Ching-te was sworn in, further escalating cross-strait tensions. Lee hopes that Taiwan and Japan, as neighbors, can cooperate in restraining China.
Lee I-yang
Representative to Japan
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has visited Taiwan seven times already. He places great importance to security assurances, and hopes that Taiwan and Japan can, together, safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait. Of course we must maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait with democracies the world over, as a declaration to China that they cannot change the status quo there.
As a US ally, Japan plays an indispensable role in maintaining the status quo. Seeing that US power may soon change hands, Lee also discussed the implications of that on Taiwan.
Lee I-yang
Representative to Japan
In Trump’s previous tenure he’s always helped Taiwan develop self-defense capabilities. We hope that the new Trump administration will make the world a better place. Taiwan-US relations are delineated in the Taiwan Relations Act, in which the most important point is that the US must provide sufficient defensive arms.
He added that a Chinese invasion on Taiwan will be to the detriment of the world.
Lee I-yang
Representative to Japan
If China were to blockade Taiwan, the entire world will suffer great losses.
Lee believed that the only way to safeguard regional peace and prosperity is through alliances with likeminded countries, including Japan and the US.
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NHK專訪台駐日代表 李逸洋:應加強台日合作
2024-11-13
總統賴清德上任以來，中國已經進行2次圍台軍演，更不斷派出軍機和軍艦擾台。眼看北京政府動作頻頻，鄰近的日本，也高度緊張。日本NHK昨天就專訪台灣駐日代表、李逸洋，暢談目前的國際局勢、以及中國威脅，認為台日兩國應該共同合作，以維持台海和平。
9月初上任的台灣駐日代表李逸洋，12號接受日本NHK採訪，提到自己肩負的外交任務。
[[台灣駐日代表 李逸洋]]
“他(賴清德)對我的交代就是，台日關係不但要維持現在這麼好的狀態，還要往前繼續推進，全面深化友好關係”
從賴清德總統上任以來，中國已經兩度圍台軍演，台海情勢陷入緊張，身為鄰居的日本，也無法置身事外。李逸洋就期待，台日之間能相互合作，共同防範中國威脅。
[[台灣駐日代表 李逸洋]]
“石破首相已經訪問台灣有7次，他對安全保障非常重視，希望台灣和日本，能一起維護台海的和平，我們當然需要，和世界各個民主國家，共同維持台海和平，來對中國宣示說，這地方你不能去改變它的現狀”
想和中國抗衡，身為日本盟友的美國，更是重要後盾。隨著川普重返白宮，台灣對美關係，也將進入新階段。
[[台灣駐日代表 李逸洋]]
“川普過去在任期中，一直協助台灣建立自我防衛的能力，我們期待川普新政府執政，能讓世界變得更好，台灣跟美國的關係，是規定在台灣關係法內，這裡面最重要的就是，美國必須要提供足夠的防衛性武器”
身為全球半導體重鎮，一但中國侵台，"台灣有事"、恐怕就會演變成"世界有事"。
[[台灣駐日代表 李逸洋]]
“要是中國封鎖台灣，世界都會面臨巨大損失”
李逸洋認為，只有和美日等國聯手，在民主的保護傘下，才能維持區域的和平繁榮。
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