Senior national security officials of Taiwan’s new government revealed that Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te will promise to maintain the cross-strait status quo in his inauguration speech, and the new government will also invest more efforts to “ensure that the stable status quo is not eroded.”
According to reports from Reuters, Central News Agency and Liberty Times on Saturday (May 18), Taiwan’s top national security officials said at an internal briefing that the tone of Lai Ching-te’s 520 inauguration speech will continue and maintain the main focus of the speech on the day he won the election. It also revealed that the future ruling team will exhibit four important attitudes of “stableness, responsibility, confidence, and unity.”
Taiwan’s top national security officials further stated that the new government’s future major policies will also continue the above-mentioned spirit, as well as the “democracy, peace and prosperity” line expounded by Lai Ching-te during the election campaign.
Senior officials from Taiwan’s national security said that, first, the connotation of “stable” lies in continuing the foundation of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s rule in the past few years, allowing Taiwan to play an indispensable role in the global economy and geopolitical stability, and at the same time, under the goal of maintaining the status quo. , we must continue to cooperate with all parties to ensure that the stable status quo is not eroded, even if the so-called “status quo” is under great pressure, we must invest more efforts and use the most prudent attitude to “ensure that the stable status quo is not eroded.”
He said that the second is “confidence”. Taiwan has been recognized by the international community in various fields. Lai Qingde will demonstrate a high degree of strategic confidence, continue to promote various policies, demonstrate social innovation and resilience, and implement Taiwan’s spirit in the world. Taiwanese people’s self-confidence comes from hard work, kindness, and generosity, which are also important foundations for facing the international community.
Taiwan’s top national security officials pointed out that the third is “responsibility”. The new government must be responsible to the people and will face global challenges together with the world. Taiwan is a force for good in the world and a responsible member. It is willing to actively contribute to the world and face the world together. Taiwan will respond to and respond to many challenges calmly, neither being humble nor overbearing.
He said that the fourth is “unity.” Taiwan is currently facing various means from mainland China to divide society and carry out united front work, so it needs to invest more efforts internally to unite Taiwanese and strengthen Taiwan. These four elements are also the basic attitude towards the path of “democracy, peace and prosperity” in the future.
Taiwan’s top national security officials also said Lai would commit to further modernizing Taiwan’s defense and continue to implement plans to build homemade military aircraft and ships. “Our goal is to ensure that conflict never occurs.”
Previously, a Taiwanese government report stated that as Lai Ching-te’s inauguration on May 20 approaches, the Chinese mainland’s military activities around the Taiwan Strait in recent weeks have sailed and flown closer to Taiwan than ever before, and some military aircraft have also sailed closer to Taiwan than ever before. Conducted simulated attacks on foreign ships entering the Taiwan Strait.
