President Tsai details New Southbound Policy / 談東南亞區域整合 蔡:透過對話解決爭端　　　　　　　　　　

President Tsai Ing-wen's New Southbound Policy certainly presents both opportunities and challenges for Taiwan. At the same conference yesterday, Tsai emphasized the need to resolve conflicts and build networks through dialogue. The director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Kin Moy, who participated in the event as well, emphasized Taiwan's indispensable role in Asia. He also reiterated the United States' continued support for Taiwan to participate more actively, on the international stage. President Tsai Ing-wen and the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, Kin Moy, attended a conference organized by National Chengchi University's Institute of International Relations. During the conference, Tsai emphasized that Taiwan's location in between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia provides both advantages and challenges. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== These challenges include to consolidate freedom and democracy, to make our economies more competitive and innovative, but at the same time more sustainable and inclusive and to resolve disputes through dialogue. So that peace can prevail. Tsai said dialogue would be the driving force behind her New Southbound Policy. Her administration plans to extend cooperation from Southeast Asia to South Asia, in terms of medical, educational, technological and agricultural cooperation. She plans to allocate NT$1 billion to this project and promote educational exchanges with ASEAN nations. ==TSAI ING-WEN, R.O.C. President== We hope to increase the number of Southeast Asian and South Asian students in Taiwan by 20% per year to reach almost 60,000 by 2019. Moy, meanwhile, emphasized that the U.S. will continue supporting Taiwan's right to participate in the international community. ==KIN MOY, American Institute in Taiwan Director== Increasing economic prosperity, promoting rule of law, good governance and democracy. The United States admires these contributions and continues to support further international space for Taiwan. With support from the U.S., all of us look on attentively to see whether Tsai's New Southbound Policy will help Taiwan carve out a greater space for itself on the international stage. TRANSLATED BY：M. LARSEN-STRECKER 總統蔡英文、美國在台協會處長梅健華參加政大國關中心東南亞區域研究研討會，面對東南亞區域整合的壓力，蔡英文強調，台灣在東北亞和東南亞的中心，有優勢也有挑戰。 ==總統 蔡英文== 這些挑戰包括了 強化自由和民主 要讓我國的經濟 有更多的競爭和創新 當然環境也要永續發展 並透過對話解決爭端 透過對話，成為政府新南向政策的動力，蔡英文要將範圍從東南亞擴大到南亞，在醫療、教育、科技和農業合作，兼顧雙邊和多邊合作，創造雙贏，也將編列10億預算，加強與東協國家的教育交流。 ==總統 蔡英文== 我們希望東南亞 和南亞國家的學生 每年可以增加20% 到2019年可以達到60000人 美國在台協會AIT處長梅健華也強調，美方會繼續支持台灣在國際上，擁有更多的空間。 ==美國在台協會處長 梅健華== 台灣在亞洲是不可或缺的角色 美國肯定台灣 在區域發展上的重大貢獻 並將繼續支持台灣 在國際上擁有更多的空間 在美方的支持下，蔡英文的新南向政策，能否成功幫助台灣「南下」創造更多的國際空間，備受關注。 記者 林欣儀 彭耀祖 台北報導