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EU group advances Taiwan proposal

Friday, 03 September 2021 02:23 Taipei Times

Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament David McAllister, center, speaks at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday.
Photo: EPA-EFE

The European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday approved proposals that urge the EU to bolster political ties with Taiwan and rename its European Economic and Trade Office the “EU Office in Taiwan.”

EU lawmakers passed the EU-Taiwan Political Relations and Cooperation report and related proposals in a 60-4 vote, with six members abstaining.

If Taiwan is lost, US loses, too: Craft

Wednesday, 01 September 2021 05:28 Taipei Times

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tien Chung-kwang, left, and former US ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft take part in a question-and-answer session at the Ketagalan Forum — 2021 Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue yesterday.
Photo copied by Lu Yi-hsuan, Taipei Times

Without Taiwan, the US could lose the Indo-Pacific region, former US ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft told an online forum yesterday, advocating Taiwan’s participation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) that comprises the US, Japan, India and Australia.

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The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Friday confirmed efforts to procure M1A2 Abrams tanks and other weapons from the US, and welcomed news that a sale might be announced soon.

“We welcome [the news] and hope to get the tanks as soon as possible,” ministry spokesman Major General Shih Shun-wen (史順文) said in response to a report by the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) that a review of Taiwan’s purchase request is complete and that Washington is expected to announce approval of the deal soon.