Back Taiwan’s bid to join global groups, Tsai Ing-wen urges democratic countries
- Taiwanese leader makes appeal after accepting a leadership award in New York
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Tsai also said all democratic countries should unite to counter authoritarianism and the island would continue to work with the US and like-minded countries to secure its future.
Tsai made the comments after accepting a global leadership award from the Hudson Institute at an event hosted by the Washington think tank in New York on Thursday night.
“Taiwan’s relations with democratic countries in recent years have continued to prosper but Taiwan is still excluded from the United Nations and related international organisations,” she said.
“Such an unfair situation should not be allowed to continue. Taiwan needs support from other democratic countries to assist it in joining international organisations,” Tsai was quoted as saying by Xavier Chang, deputy secretary-general of her office.