Tsai hopes US support Taiwan entering TPP 蔡英文會美參院團 籲美支持我入TPP

On June 5, President Tsai Ing-wen met with US Republican senator John McCain. Tsai hoped that the US would support Taiwan's entry to the Trans Pacific Partnership as well as other international organizations. McCain said he supported Taiwan's entry to the TPP and also suggested that Taiwan should raise its defense spending to 3 percent of GDP On June 5, President Tsai Ing-wen met with US Republican senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and his group. Tsai called on the US to continue to sell Taiwan defense capability and to support Taiwan's entry to international trade organizations, including the Trans Pacific Partnership. ===President Tsai Ing-wen＝＝ We are very serious about joining the TPP. If Taiwan enters the TPP, it will not only help Taiwan in its international trade competitiveness but also help the US in its policy of stability in Asia Please help us by continuing to support Taiwan in the US senate John McCain has been a senator for over 30 years and is familiar with Taiwan. Tsai thanked the US for supporting the Taiwan Relations Act and the six assurances. Tsai hopes that in the future when Taiwan wants to participate in the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Criminal Police Organization, the US will lend assistance. In his speech, McCain praised Tsai's maintenance of the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, supported Taiwan's entry into the TPP and hoped that Taiwan would increase its self-defense capability and raise the defense budget. ＝＝US Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee＝＝ Taiwan should have appropriate self-defense capability We recommend that Taiwan raise its defense budget to 3 percent of GDP As to sovereignty in the South China Sea, the US has always supported freedom of movement in the area and sends ad hoc aircraft carrier patrols to the area. McCain said any country including China should not limit freedom of access in the South China Sea. He called on all countries in the region to support international conventions. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 總統蔡英文，昨天接見美國參議院【軍事委員會主席】馬侃等代表團，蔡英文希望美方繼續對台軍售，以及支持台灣加入TPP等國際組織；馬侃除了支持台灣加入TPP以外，還建議台灣將國防預算增加到GDP的3%。 總統蔡英文5號接見美國參議院軍事委員會主席馬侃，所率領的國會代表團，蔡英文呼籲美國，持續對台軍售，支持台灣加入國際組織，以及加入由美國主導的TPP。 ===總統蔡英文＝＝ 我們也有極高的意願 希望加入TPP 台灣加入TPP 不僅有助於台灣提升 國際貿易的競爭力 也符合美國向亞洲再平衡的政策 請各位在美國國會 繼續給我們充分的支持 馬侃擔任國會議員30多年，屬親台派，蔡英文感謝美方支持台灣關係法和六項保證，未來台灣要參加世衛組織，國際民航組織，國際刑警組織，希望美方繼續協助。馬侃致辭時肯定蔡總統兩岸維持現狀論述，也表示支持台灣加入TPP，還希望台灣能增強自我防衛能力，提高國防預算。 ＝＝美國參議院軍事委員會主席 馬侃＝＝ 台灣也應該擁有適度的防衛能力 同時我們也再建議台灣 能夠將國防方面的預算 增加到GDP的3% 對於南海主權爭議，美國一直主張南海自由航行權，也不定期派出航母在南海巡弋，馬侃強調，包括中國大陸在內都不該限制南海自由航行權，由於南海仲裁案判決將於近期出爐，馬侃呼籲所有國家，要支持最終判決。 記者 李曉儒 陳柏諭 台北報導