After Key Polls, Taiwan President Praises "Close And Staunch" US Ties
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"Your visit is highly meaningful. It fully demonstrates US support for Taiwan's democracy and highlights the close and staunch parntership between Taiwan and the US," Tsai said.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen hailed on Monday the island's "close and staunch" partnership with the United States, as she welcomed a delegation from Washington making a post-election visit expected to anger Beijing.
The unofficial delegation was sent by US President Joe Biden's administration to meet senior politicians including Tsai's Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won Saturday's poll.
Voters on the self-ruled island defied Beijing's repeated calls not to elect Lai, whom it condemned as a dangerous separatist who would take Taiwan down the "evil path" of independence.
