Deputy Minister Denies Having Different Opinion|川普訪台議題與吳釗燮不同調? 曾否認

Many people are wondering how the mutual relationship between Taiwan and the U.S. will unfold after the U.S. presidential election. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Tseng said he would not answer any hypothetical question when one lawmaker brought up the idea to invite Donald Trump to Taiwan.


It is weird to be asking me this question because as lawmakers, you have already passed a resolution on the US-Taiwan relationship. In fact, MOFA has not planned anything such as inviting Mr. Trump to Taiwan. If we were, we would make an announcement at an appropriate time.

We are on the same page, therefore there is no incongruence. Hypothetical questions such as will the U.S. President Donald Trump be visiting Taiwan before he steps down or whether the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Taiwan or whether U.S. fleets will be stationed in Taiwan are not part of our plans.

Meanwhile, Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Chen Chern-chyi will lead a delegation to the U.S. to participate in the first Taiwan-US Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, which, the MOFA stressed, will help establish a closer cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S. in terms of global economic strategic partnership. It hopes this dialogue mechanism will continue despite the change in political power in the U.S.



外交部次長 曾厚仁表示：「這個問題，由立法委員來問，他們已經通過的決議案這個問題，這是很奇怪的。事實上，外交部沒有做這樣的規劃，我們如果要規劃，當然會在適當的時候，跟大家做說明。」

外交部發言人 歐江安表示：「我們立場都一致，所以這個沒有不同調的問題。假設性的問題，譬如說，美國總統川普，會不會在這個卸任前，訪問台灣？國務卿龐佩奧，會不會訪問台灣？或是有沒有美國軍艦靠港？我們並沒有相關的規劃。」

此外，經濟部次長陳正祺將率團赴美，參加首屆台美經濟繁榮夥伴對話，外交部強調，有助台美雙方，在全球經濟戰略布局，建立更緊密的夥伴關係。外交部也強調，雙方有共識，讓對話機制延續下去。