TAIPEI: Taiwan is grateful for continued US security assistance but must invest in building its own "strengths" first and show the world its support for the island is worth it, Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim said on Monday (May 6). Hsiao, who
Hsiao Bi-khim, running mate of Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, of the Democratic Progressive Party's , attends a press conference, following the victory in the presidential elections, in Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 13, 2024. TAIPEI: Taiwan is grateful for continued US security assistance but must invest in building its own"strengths" first and show the world its support for the island is worth it, Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim said on Monday .
"Through our own efforts in building a resilient Taiwan, we must have the confidence that Taiwan is worthy of galvanising international support." Hsiao and Lai - who have pledged to continue President Tsai Ing-wen's defence self-sufficiency and modernisation programme - take power just months before the US presidential election in November.
Before Hsiao arrived, Gilmore told the forum, run by the Taiwanese think-tank Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation, that there was a"deliberate effort to inject fear" about Trump amongst US allies.
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