Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde said that this year is the world election, and Taiwan has created the first major victory in the democratic camp.

Comprehensive United News Network and Liberty Times reported that Lai Qingde, who won in the Taiwan election on January 13, met with the Hudson Institute of the U.S. Think Tank Hudson Institute on Tuesday (January 30).Visit group.

Lai Qingde said that the Hudson Institute is the first American think tank in Taiwan after the election of Taiwan. It shows the firm support of the American academic community on Taiwan's guardianship and democratic system, and once again shows the close and friendly partnership of Taiwan and the United States.

Lai Qingde said that 2024 is the year of the world election and the year of the success or failure of the global democracy.Taiwan successfully created a major victory in the democratic camp, telling the world that between democracy and authority, Taiwan chose to stand on the side of democracy.

He said, in the face of the international situation of severe changes, as well as the continuous coercion of mainland China on diplomatic, military, and economy, Taiwan continued to calmly respond, strive to maintain the current status of peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits, firmly protect democracy, defend to defendPeace, cooperate with the United States and other ideas, and continue to play the good power of the world.

Lai Qingde said that Taiwan -US security partnership is very important for maintaining regional peace and stability. Thanks to the US government for continuously promoting the normalization of Taiwan military sales, strengthening the assistance of Taiwan to enhance self -defense, and joint concepts, expressing their concepts, expressing their philosophy, expressing their expressions, expressing their expressions, expressing their expressions, expressing their expressions, expressing their expressions, expressing their expressions.Pay attention to the maintenance and support of the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.Taiwan will also strengthen asymmetric combat power, actively carry out national defense reforms, and work with the international community to jointly promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo -Pacific region.

This year is the global election year, and dozens of countries and regions, including Taiwan, India and the United States, have held elections, which affects global political and economic trends.