Taiwan pledges to continue being 'force of good' after receiving support from G7

Taiwan on June 13 said that it will continue to be a “force for good” while seeking even greater international support after island received unprecedented backing from Group of Seven (G7) nations at June 11-13 summit. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s office said on Sunday as G7 leer’s summit concluded, that Beijing-claimed island will enhance its partnership with seven of world’s major democracies and or like-minded nations to strive for greater support on global stage. 

Taiwan’s presidential office shared statement on Facebook after G7 nations called out on China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong’s derailed autonomy and underscored importance of peace and stability across Taiwan Strait. Tsai’s spokesperson Xavier Chang said that it was first time that G7 leers’ communique has laid emphasis on importance of peace and stability in strait. He also said in a statement that it was first time since its founding that re was “content friendly to Taiwan” and expressed gratitude for same.

statement re, “this is first time G7 Leership Summit communiqué emphasized importance of peace and stability in Taiwan Strait, and this year, following US-Japan Leership Summit, US-South Korea Hes Summit, Europe-Japan Le As well as after meeting of Japan and Australia, world's major democracies have once again demonstrated ir high interest in regional peace and stability. My Government once again sincerely thanks G7 member States for ir unwavering support.”

“Taiwan will certainly here to its role as a responsible member of region, and it will also firmly defend democratic system and safeguard shared universal values...Taiwan will continue to deepen its partnership with G7 states and or like-minded countries and strive for greater support from international community,” it ded. Chang also said that island will “firmly contribute greatest force for good" for peace, stability, and prosperity in Indo-Pacific region.

G7 Leers Pledged To 'Counter And Compete' With China

Meanwhile, White House national security viser Jake Sullivan on June 13 said that Group of Seven (G7) leers, who met in person last week, rallied around need to “counter and compete” with China on emerging challenges including threats to democracy and global race of technology. World’s developed nations met in Cornwall from June 11 to June 13 and discussed or issues such as climate change, global minimum tax among or common challenges. 

Specifically, on China, G7 meeting was “a significant move forward from where G7 has ever been before and reflects a growing convergence that wasn't re a few years ago,” said Sullivan reportedly aboard Air Force One on its way to Brussels. "Words like counter and compete were words coming out of mouths of every leer in room, not just Joe Biden," Sullivan said.

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