Japanese broadcaster NHK interviews Taiwan Representative to Japan
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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2024-11-13