Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanks Koichi Hagiuda, Japan's Liberal Democratic Party policy chief, for Japan's support over issues like maintaining security in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Saturday, December 10, to deepen security cooperation with Japan to ensure freedom in the Indo-Pacific, during a meeting with a senior member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party .
Although Japan and Chinese-claimed and democratically governed Taiwan do not have formal diplomatic ties, they have close unofficial relations and both share concerns about China, especially its increased military activities near them. Meeting in the presidential office in Taipei, Tsai thanked Koichi Hagiuda, the LDP’s policy chief, for Japan’s support over issues like maintaining security in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.“In the future, Taiwan will continue to deepen cooperation with Japan in various fields such as security and work together to ensure the freedom, openness and stability of the Indo-Pacific region,” she added.
The Japan-educated Lee, who died two years ago, was dubbed “Mr. Democracy” for burying autocratic rule in favor of freewheeling pluralism in Taiwan. Japan has watched with growing concern China’s belligerence towards Taiwan as Beijing seeks to assert its sovereignty claims over the island.near Taiwan in August to express anger at a visit to Taipei by then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including launching five missiles into the sea close to Okinawa, within Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
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