Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to visit the nation’s allies in the South Pacific as her third state visit since taking office in May last year.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul Chang said at a Legislative Yuan interpellation session today that the president is scheduling visits to the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, and Kiribati.
The president’s upcoming overseas trip to the Central and South Pacific is considered important as the nation has six diplomatic allies in the region.
Taiwan enjoys diplomatic relations with a total of 21 countries worldwide, including 10 Latin American countries, the Holy See, the African countries of Burkina Faso and Swaziland, and the six Pacific Island countries mentioned above.
It is said the President’s first South Pacific tour will take place in July.
Photo file:Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen