TAIPEI: Taiwan is not going to bow all the way down to totalitarianism, President Lai Ching-te mentioned on Thursday (Dec 5) within the US territory of Guam, calling Taiwan and america “brothers”.
Lai arrived in Guam, a significant US army base, late on Wednesday on what’s formally solely a one-night stopover as a part of a tour of three Pacific island international locations which keep formal diplomatic ties with Chinese language-claimed Taiwan.
China, which claims Taiwan as a part of its territory and whose army operates across the island each day, has condemned america for permitting his transit stops, which included two days in Hawaii firstly of the journey.
Addressing members of the abroad Taiwan group in addition to Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero and Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios at a lunch, Lai mentioned Taiwan’s path from the “darkness of dictatorship” to democracy was laborious fought.
“I hope that every one of our compatriots, irrespective of the place you’re, will make a joint dedication to proceed to deepen our democracy and defend it, and that we’ll by no means bow all the way down to totalitarianism, proper?” Lai mentioned, to applause, in feedback carried dwell on Taiwan tv stations.
Mentioning the victory of Taiwan’s baseball workforce at a world championship in Japan final month, Lai mentioned he needed to be “humble” and say that Taiwan beat the US workforce on its technique to the finals.
“Though we’re brothers, with regards to baseball you need to depend on energy,” he added.
Lai additionally thanked america for arranging his transits by each Guam and Hawaii.
