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Taiwan keen to maintain close cooperation with US, de facto ambassador tells Biden adviser
- Taipei appreciates Washington’s support for self-ruled island, Hsiao Bi-khim tells Antony Blinken, a possible pick for secretary of state in America’s new administration
- Taiwan enjoyed unprecedented support under Donald Trump and Biden’s election victory has caused some unease
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Taiwan is keen to maintain its close cooperation with the United States, its de facto ambassador to America told a long-time confidant of US president-elect Joe Biden.
Taiwan enjoyed unprecedented support from US President Donald Trump’s government, including stepped-up arms sales and visits of top officials to Taipei. Biden’s election victory has caused some unease in Taiwan.
Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s representative in Washington and close to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, said on Twitter on Saturday that she had spoken to Antony Blinken by telephone to convey the island’s congratulations to Biden.
“Appreciated bipartisan support for US relations with Taiwan and hope to continue close cooperation with the US in coming years,” she said.
Tsai met Blinken in 2015 at the US state department when he was deputy secretary of state and she was the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
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