0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=121800MOFAtoholdTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekinNewYork<pid="isPasted">March3,2026 </p><p>No.001 </p><p> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFA,incollaborationwithTaiwanesenongovernmentalorganizations,willholdTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekTGEWinNewYorktocoincidewiththe70thsessionoftheCommissionontheStatusofWomenCSW70fromMarch9to19.ThroughTGEWevents,Taiwanwillshowcasetotheworlditsachievementsandprogressinadvancinggenderequality,demonstratingTaiwan’srobustinstitutionalcapabilitiesanddeepculturalresilience.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Thehighlightofthisyear’sTGEWwillbeTaiwanWomen’sPowerandCulturalNight,tobeheldattheTaipeiEconomicandCulturalOfficeTECOinNewYorkat18:00onMarch13.Inlinewiththisyear’sCSWprioritytheme,“ensuringandstrengtheningaccesstojusticeforallwomenandgirls,”anumberofdistinguishedspeakerswillbeinvitedtoshareTaiwan’sjudicialreforms,policies,andinstitutionalachievementsundertheframeworkoftheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomenCEDAW.TheeveningwillincludeajazzperformancebyTaiwanesemarimbistSuYu-hanandTaiwanese-AmericandrummerWuWen-ting.ItwillbelivestreamedonMOFA’sYouTubechannelandFacebookpage.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Inaddition,anexhibitionwillbeheldattheevent.Featuringorchidsasthemainvisualmotif,theexhibitionconveysflexibility,diversity,andculturalconnectedness,highlightingTaiwan’ssignificantprogressingenderequality,judicialreform,andinternationalcooperation. </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TofurtherdeepenengagementwiththeUnitedNationscommunity,MOFAandtheFoundationforWomen’sRightsPromotionandDevelopmenthavepartneredwiththeSTUFUnitedFund—anorganizationholdingspecialconsultativestatuswiththeUnitedNationsEconomicandSocialCouncil—toconvenetheTaiwanForumat13:00onMarch12attheSTUFNewYorkheadquarters.Theforumwillfocusonwomenleaders’practicalexperiencesindrivinginstitutionalinnovation,strengtheninggovernanceresilience,andadvancinginclusiveparticipation.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Thisyear,over60representativesfromabout40TaiwaneseNGOsandlocalgovernmentswillholdmorethan30paralleleventsduringtheNGOCSWForum.TheywillshareTaiwan’sexperiencesandachievementsinimplementinggenderequalityinitiativeswiththeinternationalcommunity.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Amajorhighlightofthisyear’sinitiativeisMOFA’sfirst-everfilmclippromotionalcampaigninNewYorkduringtheCSWsession.BeginningMarch6,advertisementsfeaturingtheorchidmotif,Taiwanimagery,andtheslogan“HerRights,OurPride”willappearontopofNewYorkCitytaxis,atbusstops,onlinkNYCkiosks,andonsubwaystationbillboards.ThegoalofthiscampaignistoraiseawarenessofTaiwan’scommitmenttoadvancinggenderequality,contributetothecelebrationofwomen’sempowermentinNewYork,andputthespotlightonTaiwan.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">MOFAwillcontinuetoencouragecivilsocietytomakeTaiwan’svoiceheardontheworldstagebyleveragingTaiwan’sstrengthsingenderequality.DuringtheTGEW,everyoneiswelcometousethehashtags#HerRightsOurPrideand#TaiwanEmpoweringWomenandengagewithMOFA’sFacebookpageandXaccountsoastojointlyraiseawarenessaboutTaiwan’sgenderequalityachievementsandcallforglobalsustainabledevelopmentinareasincludinggenderequality.E</p>2.2026TaiwanGenderEqualityWeek.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/121800/d22a3919-33e0-493a-af1b-334befb0222e.jpg;1.MinistryofForeignAffairsshowcasesthekeyvisualforTaiwanGenderEqualityWeek.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/121800/bdbf4e5f-517c-453a-9594-7a29113255b1.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=121376TheMinistryofForeignAffairsprovidessatellitebroadcastinformationforthe2025–2026Taipei101NewYear’sEveFireworksworldwide<pid="isPasted">December26,2025 </p><p>No.078 </p><p><br></p><p>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAisprovidingsatellitebroadcastinformationforthe2025–2026Taipei101NewYear’sEveFireworksevent,enablingtelevisionnetworksandonlinemediaaroundtheworldtodownloadandbroadcasttheevent startingat11:55p.m.onDecember31Taipeitime.ThesatelliteinformationhasbeenforwardedtolocalmediathroughTaiwan’soverseasmissionsworldwideandhasalsobeenmadeavailabletointernationalmediacorrespondentsbasedinTaiwan.</p><p> </p><p>ThisyearmarksthefirsttimethattheTaipei101NewYear’sEvefireworksdisplayhasbeendesignedintandemwithoriginalmusiccompositions.IncollaborationwiththeTaipeiMusicCenter,musichasbeenintegratedintothefireworkdesign,enhancingtheoverallnarrativeandvisualexperienceoftheshowwithsynchronizedsoundandlight.Theentiredisplaycomprisesfivemainsegmentsandasthemusicprogresses,fireworksunfoldgradually,showcasingdiversecolorvariationsandrhythmictransitionsinaperformancethatmergesmusicwithvisualart.</p><p> </p><p>HighlightsfromthedisplaywillbeeditedanduploadedtothepubliclyavailableMinistryofForeignAffairsTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannel.TrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelwebsite:<ahref="http://www.youtube.com/trendingtaiwan">www.youtube.com/trendingtaiwan</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Overtheyears,theTaipei101NewYear’sEvefireworksshowhasmadeastronginternationalimpressionandhasbecomeoneoftheworld’smostinstantlyrecognizableNewYearcelebrations,receivingextensivecoveragefromglobalmedia.Theeventhascontinuedtoinnovatebycombiningmusicandmultimedia,showcasingTaiwan’surbanvitalityandculturalcreativity,andpresentingavividanddiverseimageofTaiwantotheworld.E</p><p> </p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=118917ForeignMinisterLinpromotesintegrateddiplomacyininterviewwithNikkeiNewsandNikkeiAsia<p>January7,2025 </p><p>No.002 </p><p><br></p><pid="isPasted">MinisterofForeignAffairsLinChia-lungsatforajointinterviewwiththeTaipeicorrespondentsof<em>NikkeiNews</em>and<em>NikkeiAsia</em>onJanuary3.TheinterviewhasreceivedgreatinternationalattentionafterrelatedarticleswerepublishedonJanuary7,inEnglishwiththeheadline“TaiwanforeignministervowstoworkwithTrumpondemocraticsupplychain,”andinJapanesewiththeheadline“TaiwanforeignministerseekstodeepencooperationwithJapanonrespondingtonaturaldisasters.”</p><p> </p><p>Duringtheinterview,MinisterLinindicatedthatChina’srisehadchallengedtherules-basedinternationalorderandthatTaiwanwasatippingpointfortheglobalbalanceofpower;notmerelyapawn,butratheraplayer.MinisterLinstressedthatTaiwanhadincreaseditsdefensespendingto2.5percentofGDP,higherthanJapanormostNATOmembers.HesaidthatTaiwanwasrespondingtoUSPresident-electDonaldTrump’sappeals,strengtheningitsself-defenseresolve,furtherincreasingitsmilitarybudget,anddeepeningTaiwan-USsecuritycooperation.AccordingtoMinisterLin,TaiwanhopedtodiscusswiththeUnitedStateswaystoexpeditedeliveryofdelayedmilitaryhardwareshipments,forexamplebytappingTaiwan’smanufacturingprowesstospeedupproductionbyfriend-shoring.MinisterLinalsonotedthatTaiwan-UScooperationondroneR&DwasexceedinglyimportantbecausesuchmachineswereattheheartofasymmetricaldeterrenceofChina’suseofmilitaryforce. </p><p> </p><p>ConcerningTaiwan-Japanrelations,MinisterLinstatedthathehopedtoengageinfurtherexchangesandcooperationwithJapanondisasterreliefandhumanitarianaidefforts.Forexample,lastJuly,Taiwan’sCoastGuardAdministrationandJapan’sCoastGuardengagedinthetwonations’first-everjointrescueexercise.Throughrespondingtonaturaldisasters,bothsidescouldgainexperiencewithcooperation.MinisterLinalsosuggestedthatthetwosidesengageingreatercooperationonpatrolsandfirstislandchainsecurity,inparticularondevelopingdronesandsecurityaffairs,soastojointlyaddressthemilitarythreatposedbyChina.</p><p> </p><p>Intheeconomicsphere,MinisterLinpointedoutthatTaiwanwasthelinchpinintheglobalsemiconductorsupplychainandhadbecomeafocusofglobalinvestment.This,inturn,increasedTaiwan’sstaturewithregardtointernationaleconomiccooperation.MinisterLincalledontheJapanesegovernmenttoexpeditethesigningofaneconomicpartnershipagreementwithTaiwan,asthiswouldspurclosereconomiclinksandbebeneficialtoTaiwan’saccessiontotheComprehensiveandProgressiveAgreementforTrans-PacificPartnershipCPTPP.HealsosaidthatTaiwanandJapanhadalreadysignedroughly90cooperationaccordsandshouldworktowardsigningamoresubstantiveeconomicagreement.</p><p> </p><p>MinisterLinfurtherelaboratedthatTaiwan’sstrategyofintegrateddiplomacyconsistedofthethreepillarsofvalues-baseddiplomacy,alliancediplomacy,andeconomicandtradediplomacy.Hespokeaboutdemocratic,non-redsupplychainsasastrategicwayofaddressingChina’sredsupplychains.MinisterLinstressedthatChinawasattemptingtousetheBeltandRoadInitiativeandDigitalSilkRoadtoinfluencetheeconomiesandinformationsecurityofothernations.TocountertheriseofexpansionistChina,TaiwanwasleveragingitsstrengthsinsemiconductorsandAItoworkwithlike-mindedpartnersoncreatingmoreresilientdemocraticsuppliersthatdidnotrelyonChina.Taiwanwasanimportantforceforregionalpeaceandglobalprosperityaswellasatrustworthypartnerindefendingglobaleconomicsecurity.MinisterLinaddedthatTaiwanwouldworkwithalllike-mindednationstocontinuestrengtheningcooperationandopposingChina’sauthoritarianexpansionism.</p><p> </p><p>The<em>NikkeiAsia</em>articlealsointroducedMinisterLin’snewbook,<em>ACountryWheretheEconomicSunNeverSets</em>,whichdiscussedhowTaiwan’ssemiconductorindustryhadmadeTaiwanaglobalinvestmentdestination,causingTaiwanStraitsecuritytobecomeaglobalissueandincreasingTaiwan’sglobalstatus,affordingittheabilitytoactasamiddlepowerdiplomatically. </p><p> </p><p><em>NikkeiNews </em>isoneofJapan’sfivelargestnationwidenewspapers.Sincepurchasingthe<em>FinancialTimes</em>in2015,ithasbecomeoneoftheworld’slargestmediaconglomerates.<em>NikkeiAsia</em>isanEnglish-languagepublicationofthefirmthatfocusesonAsiaandprovidesdiscourseoninternationaleventsfromanAsianperspective.Reportersinvolvedintheinterviewincluded<em>NikkeiNews</em>TaipeibureauchiefNonushiHataandreporterHideakiTatsumotoaswellas<em>NikkeiAsia</em>Taiwan-basedreportersThompsonChau,Ting-fangCheng,andLaulyLi.E</p>NikkeiAsiareporthttps://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/Taiwan-foreign-minister-vows-to-work-with-Trump-on-democratic-supply-chain;NikkeiNewsreporthttps://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGM030T20T00C25A1000000/;3.SpeakingwithreportersChaucenterandHataleft,MinisterLinstressesthatJapanshouldexpeditethesigningofaneconomicpartnershipagreementwithTaiwanandsupportTaiwan’saccessiontotheCPTPP.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/118917/5b27ee60-aaa6-4b16-b6ec-361fe8bf0a32.jpeg;2.DuringaninterviewwithNikkeiAsia,MinisterLinsaysthatTaiwanwillcooperatecloselywiththeincomingTrumpadministrationonbuildingdemocraticsupplychains.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/118917/037dd266-e6ac-443e-a6d9-82605e0dd69f.jpeg;1.MinisterLinpromotesintegrateddiplomacywhilestressingTaiwanwillstrengthentieswiththeUnitedStatesandJapan.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/118917/c953df1a-e22d-4077-8f17-74858b7a2784.jpeg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=118879TheMinistryofForeignAffairswillbroadcastthe2024-2025Taipei101NewYear’sEveFireworkstotheworld<p>December27,2024</p><p>No.086 </p><p><br></p><pid="isPasted">TheMinistryofForeignAffairswillbroadcastthe2024-2025Taipei101NewYear’sEvefireworkslivetotheworldviainternationalsatellitestartingfrom23:55onDecember31,Taipeitime.ThesatellitebroadcastinformationhasbeenprovidedtodownloadandplayforlocalTVstationsandonlinemediathroughvariousROCTaiwanmissionsaroundtheworld.IthasalsobeenprovidedtointernationalmediareportersbasedinTaiwanforbroadcast.</p><p> </p><p>Thethemeofthisyear’sNewYear’sEvefireworksisTeamTaiwanChampions.ThefireworkswillbeontheconceptoftheTeamTaiwanspirit,frombaseballtotechnology,culturetogreenenergy,demonstratingTaiwan’sstrengthandvitalitytomeeteverychallengeasachampion.</p><p> </p><p>HighlightsfromthedisplaywillbeeditedanduploadedtotheMinistryofForeignAffairsTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelforalltowatch.TrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelwebsite: <ahref="http://www.youtube.com/trendingtaiwan">www.youtube.com/trendingtaiwan</a></p><p> </p><p>Heldforthefirsttimein2013,theTaipei101NewYear’sEvefireworksdisplayhasbecomeoneofthemostwatchedeventsinTaiwanandhasbeenthefocusofinternationalmediareportsonNewYear’sEvecelebrationsfromaroundtheworld.ThecelebrationwasnamedbyCNNasoneoftheworld’stopteneventstoseeintheNewYear.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=118716APECSecretariatpubliclythanksTaiwanforcontinuedcontributions<p><spanid="isPasted"lang="EN-US">November27,2024 </span></p><p><spanid="isPasted"lang="EN-US"><spanlang="EN-US">No.075 </span></span></p><p><br></p><pid="isPasted">TaiwanisdonatingUS$1millionthisyeartoassistwithcapacitybuildingforAsia-PacificEconomicCooperationAPECmembersandtobolsterAPECresearchcapabilities.ThecontributionwillbeallocatedtotheHumanSecuritySubFund,theDigitalInnovationSubFund,theWomenandtheEconomySubFund,andthePolicySupportUnit.AmemorandumofunderstandingregardingthedonationwassignedinLima,Peru,onNovember9 <spanlang="EN-US">byAPECSeniorOfficialforTaiwanJonathanC.Y.Sun,DirectorGeneraloftheDepartmentofInternationalOrganizationsattheMinistryofForeignAffairs,andbyExecutiveDirectoroftheAPECSecretariatRebeccaStaMaria.</span></p><p><spanlang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><spanlang="EN-US">TheAPECSecretariatissuedapressreleaseonNovember27expressingappreciationforTaiwan’sdonation,whichExecutiveDirectorStaMariasaidwouldstrengthen relatedpolicydevelopmentandimplementationandbenefitallmembereconomies.</span></p><p><spanlang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"><spanlang="EN-US">SincebecominganofficialAPECmemberin1991,Taiwanhasactivelyparticipatedinavarietyofmeetingsandactivities,earningwidespreadrecognition.Inaddition,relevantministriesandagencieshaveproposedprojectsandappliedforAPECfunding,raisingTaiwan’svisibilityandenhancingitsinfluenceintheorganization.TaiwanreceivedatotalofUS$1.8millioninAPECfundingthisyearandwillcontinuetoleverageAPECtoboostinteractionsandexchangeswithothermembersandmakeconstructivecontributionstoregionaldevelopment.E</span></p>APECSecretariatpressreleasehttps://www.apec.org/press/news-releases/2024/chinese-taipei-s-contribution-accelerates-apec-s-path-to-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth;DirectorGeneralSunleftandExecutiveDirectorStaMariarightsignanMOUinPeruregardingTaiwan’sAPECdonation.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/118716/949d94ce-961a-4c5a-b7d3-b005e42bee82.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=118187MOFAsincerelythanksinternationalcommunityfortakingconcreteactionstosupportTaiwan’sUNparticipation<pid="isPasted"style="text-align:justify;"><spanid="isPasted"lang="EN-US">October4,2024</span><br>No.058<br><br><spanlang="EN-US">TheGeneralDebateofthe79thsessionoftheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyUNGAconcludedonSeptember30.TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAsincerelythanksthediplomaticallies,like-mindedcountries,andfriendsfromaroundtheworldwhoexpressedsupportforTaiwan’sparticipationintheUNandrefutedChina’sdeliberatemisrepresentationofUNGAResolution2758invariousways,bothinthechamberandonthesidelinesoftheevent. </span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">High-levelgovernmentofficialsfromTaiwan’sdiplomaticalliesParaguay,theMarshallIslands,Palau,SaintVincentandtheGrenadines,Eswatini,Tuvalu,SaintChristopherandNevis,SaintLucia,andBelizespokeupforTaiwanattheUNGeneralDebateandSummitoftheFuture.OfficialsfromtheMarshallIslands,Palau,Tuvalu,andSaintLuciaexplicitlypointedoutthatUNGAResolution2758didnotprecludeTaiwan’sparticipationintheUNsystem.Followingsimilarremarksin2022,USPresidentJoeBidenagainusedhisspeechtotheUNGeneralDebatetospellouttheUnitedStates’commitmenttomaintainingpeaceandstabilityacrosstheTaiwanStrait.AustraliamentionedtheTaiwanStraitforthefirsttimeattheUNGeneralDebate,withMinisterforForeignAffairsPennyWongstatingthatAustraliahadconsistentlypressedChinaonpeaceandstabilityintheTaiwanStrait. </span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">AtaUSHouseofRepresentativesCommitteeonForeignAffairshearingheldafewdaysbeforetheUNGeneralDebate,USDeputySecretaryofStateKurtCampbellcriticizedChinaforusingUNGAResolution2758asadiplomatictooltosuppressTaiwan’sstatus.Inresponsetoaquestioninparliament,DutchMinisterofForeignAffairsCasparVeldkampopenlyacknowledgedthattheresolutionhadnothingtodowithTaiwan.FollowingameetingonthesidelinesoftheUNGAheldbytheGroupofSevenG7foreignministersandtheEuropeanUnionhighrepresentativeforforeignaffairsandsecuritypolicy,thechairofthemeetingreleasedastatementreaffirmingtheimportanceofcross-straitpeaceandstabilitytointernationalsecurityandprosperityaswellassupportingTaiwan’sinternationalparticipation. </span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">Jointstatementsexpressingahighregardforcross-straitpeaceandstabilitywereissuedafterotherrecenthigh-levelmeetings,includingtheQuadleaders’summit,theseventhhigh-levelmeetingoftheEU-USDialogueonChina,theUS-Japansummitmeeting,theUK-USStrategicDialogue,theJapan-AustraliaForeignandDefenceMinisterialConsultations,theRepublicofKorea-NewZealandbilateralmeeting,andtheLithuania-USStrategicDialogueontheIndo-Pacific.</span><br><br>Intermsoflegislativebranches,theInter-ParliamentaryAllianceonChinapassedamodelresolutiononUNGAResolution2758onJuly30foritsmembers’reference.TheAustralianSenate,theDutchHouseofRepresentatives,andtheGuatemalanCongresshavesinceadoptedmotionsinsupportofTaiwanbasedonthemodelresolution.TheForeignAffairsCommitteeoftheItalianChamberofDeputiesalsoapprovedaresolutionbackingTaiwan’sinternationalparticipation, <spanlang="EN-US">demonstratingstaunchsupportforTaiwan.</span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">SpeakingforthefirsttimeonthesidelinesoftheUNGAattheannualsummitoftheNewYork-basednonprofitorganizationConcordiathroughprerecordedremarks,PresidentLaiChing-tetoldtheUNfamilythatTaiwanwouldstrivetomaintainregionalpeaceandstabilityandurgedtheinternationalcommunitytosupportTaiwan’sparticipation. AmbassadorAlexanderTah-rayYui,RepresentativetotheUnitedStates,heldadiscussionwithformerUSUnderSecretaryofStateforEconomicGrowth,Energy,andtheEnvironmentKeithKrachoncross-straitpeaceandsecurityandTaiwan’scampaigntoparticipateintheUN.DuringtheUNGA,TaiwancohostedaseminarinNewYorkwiththeUnitedStates,Japan,Australia,andCanadaundertheGlobalCooperationandTrainingFramework.TheeventunderscoredTaiwan’sresolvetocontributetotheglobalcommunity.</span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">MOFAalsoappreciatestheunwaveringsupportoftheLegislativeYuan.Across-partydelegationoflegislators—includingNgalimTiunn,WuTsung-hsien,andWuChun-cheng—visitedNewYorkduringtheUNGAtoprovideguidanceandtakepartinrelatedactivities.ThegrouppowerfullyconveyedthestrongdesireoftheTaiwanesepeopletobepartoftheUNsystem.</span><br><br>Throughaninternationalpublicityandnewmediacampaign,thegovernmenteffectivelycommunicatedTaiwan’sdemandsforUNparticipationtoallquarters.Anop-edbyMinisterofForeignAffairsLinChia-lung,letterstotheeditorfromTaiwan’soverseasmissions,andinterviewswithTaiwaneseambassadorsandrepresentativesappeared455timesinmainstreaminternationalmediaoutlets.Theseincludedthe<em> Diplomat</em>,theHill,the<em>WashingtonTimes</em>,<em>NationalReview</em>,andthe<em>NewYorkSun </em>intheUnitedStates;ModernDiplomacyandthe<em>EuropeanBusinessReview</em>intheEuropeanUnion;the<em>NationalPost</em>inCanada;<em>LeFigaro</em>inFrance;<em>Norrbottens-Kuriren</em>inSweden;<em>LaRazón</em>inSpain;<em>DeTelegraaf</em>and<em>NederlandsDagblad </em>intheNetherlands;EuractivinGreece;<em>Rzeczpospolita </em>inPoland;<em>LaVerità</em>and<em>LeFormiche</em>inItaly;the<em>SankeiShimbun</em>inJapan;the<em>ChosunIlbo</em>intheRepublicofKorea;the<em>PhilippineStar</em>inthePhilippines;the<em>HindustanTimes</em>andthe<em>Tribune </em>inIndia;the<em>JerusalemPost</em>inIsrael;<em>LaRazón </em>inPeru;the<em>EswatiniObserver</em>inEswatini; <em><spanlang="EN-US">LaNación</span></em><spanlang="EN-US"> inParaguay;<em>OTempo</em>inBrazil;JeleninHungary;andthe<em>DailyNews</em>inThailand. </span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">Theshortpromotionalfilm<em>ICYou</em>receivedmorethan25.4millionviews—againbreakingtherecordforTaiwan’sannualcampaign.DuringtheUNGA,MOFAanditsoverseasmissionsreleased2,922postsaboutTaiwan’sbidonsocialmediaplatformsincludingFacebook,X,Instagram,andThreads.Thepostswereseenover48.378milliontimesandreceivedanunprecedentedlywarmresponse.Ashortanimationvideo,<em>UNitythroughPeace:ChipinwithTaiwan</em>,wasshownonalargebillboardinNewYorkCity’siconicTimesSquare.TheadvertisementfeaturedelementsincludingsemiconductorcircuitsandTaiwan’scontributionstoachievingtheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsSDGs.ThevideoconveyedTaiwan’sstrengthsinICtechnology,highlighteditsimageasaresponsiblememberoftheglobalcommunity,andbroadenedworldwiderecognitionandsupportforTaiwan’scallforinternationalparticipation.</span><br><br><spanlang="EN-US">MOFAreiteratesthatUNGAResolution2758doesnotmentionTaiwan.TheresolutionthereforehasnothingtodowithTaiwanandcannotserveasthebasisforprecludingTaiwanfromtheUNsystemandotherinternationalorganizations.Taiwanisdetermined,willing,andabletocontributetotheglobalcommunity.ContinuingtoexcludeTaiwanfrommultilateralendeavorswillnotonlybealosstohumanitybutalsodetrimentaltorealizingtheSDGs.ToupholdtheUNprincipleofleavingnoonebehind,MOFAagaincallsontheUNtostopbowingtopressurefromChinaandswiftlyallowTaiwan’sfullparticipation.E</span></p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=116708EconomicpowerofTaiwanesewomentobecelebratedinNewYork<pid="isPasted"style="margin:0px;position:static;inset:auto;padding:0px;border:0px;border-radius:0px;list-style:none;background-color:rgb255,255,255;font-size:19.36px;font-weight:400;transition:initial;text-align:left;color:rgb0,0,0;font-family:sans-serif,新細明體;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;">March7,2024</p><pstyle="margin:0px;position:static;inset:auto;padding:0px;border:0px;border-radius:0px;list-style:none;background-color:rgb255,255,255;font-size:19.36px;font-weight:400;transition:initial;text-align:left;color:rgb0,0,0;font-family:sans-serif,新細明體;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;"><br></p><pid="isPasted">The68thsessionoftheUnitedNationsCommissionontheStatusofWomenCSW68willbeheldinNewYorkfromMarch11to22.TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwan,incooperationwithTaiwanesenongovernmentalorganizations,hasarrangedforTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekTGEWtobeheldinNewYorkatthesametime.TheprioritythemeofCSW68is“acceleratingtheachievementofgenderequalityandtheempowermentofallwomenandgirlsbyaddressingpovertyandstrengtheninginstitutionsandfinancingwithagenderperspective.”Inresponse,TGEWwillshowcaseTaiwan’seffortstoempowerwomenandpromotegenderequalityfromaculturalperspective,aswellashighlightingthewaysinwhichwomenhavebrokentraditionalmoldstoleadindustryinnovationandeconomicdevelopment.</p><p> </p><p>TheTaiwanMainStageandCulturalNightwillbeheldattheTaipeiEconomicandCulturalOfficeinNewYorkat18:00onMarch13.Thisyear’sTaiwanMainStageforumwillfocusonpromotingthefinancialresilienceofwomenandgirls.President oftheTaiwanAcademyofBankingandFinanceHankC.C.Huangwillsharesuccessstoriesregardingpublic-privatecollaborationaimedatenhancingwomen’seconomicpowerandparticipationinfinancialdecision-making.VicePresidentoftheInternationalFederationofWomeninLegalCareersDeniseScottoandformerUSAmbassador-at-LargeforGlobalWomen’sIssuesKelleyCurriewillalsotakepartintheforum,whichwillbelivestreamedonMOFA’sYouTubechannelandFacebookpage.</p><p> </p><p>CulturalNightwillcommenceimmediatelyaftertheforum.Representativesfromprominentwomen-ownedbusinesses,suchasYuanliSayHiHomeandLongYuanTeaHouse,andGeneralSecretaryoftheYoungWomen’sChristianAssociationofTaiwaninPingtungLinChun-fengwillguideguestsincreatingtheirveryownculturalhandicrafts.Throughthisculturalexperience,participantswillgaininsightintohowTaiwanesewomenhaveleveragedtheirdeep-rootedculturalheritagetodrivelocaleconomicrevitalizationandparticipatorydecision-making,resultinginsuccessfuleconomicmodels.</p><p> </p><p>TheemblemofTGEW2024isaspeciallydesignedbutterfly,symbolizingthegrowinginnovationandresilienceofwomenandconveyingapositiveimagetotheinternationalcommunityofwomen’sempowermentinTaiwan.Andthisyear,fourshortTGEWvideosentitled<em>TaiwanforHer</em>,<em>GenderEquality</em>,<em>EqualityTaiwan</em>,and<em>WomenPower</em>debutedtoshowcasethestridesTaiwanesewomenhavemadeineconomicpowerandgenderequality.ThevideoscanbefoundonMOFA’ssocialmediaplatforms,andeveryoneisencouragedtolikeandsharethem.</p><p> </p><p>NGOsandlocalgovernmentsfromTaiwanhaveorganized33paralleleventsduringthisyear’sNGOCSWForumtosharewiththeworldTaiwan’sexperiencesandachievementsinpromotingwomen’seconomicempowermentthrougheducation,policymaking,andsocialwelfareprograms.</p><p> </p><p>Since2020,MOFAandtheFoundationforWomen’sRightsPromotionandDevelopmentFWRPDhavecohostedTGEW,leveragingTaiwan’sgenderequalityadvantagestomakeTaiwanheardontheinternationalstage.DuringTGEW,everyoneiswelcometoparticipateintheFWRPD’sgenderequalityactivitiesonXat@WomensRightsTWandusehashtagssuchas#TaiwanforHerand#EqualityTaiwantospreadtheword.AndbyfollowingMOFA’sFacebookpageandXaccount,togetherwecanraiseawarenessaboutTaiwan’sgenderequalityachievementsandcallforglobalsustainabledevelopmentthroughgenderequality.Formoreinformation,visithttps://www.tgew.org/.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=116255TheMinistryofForeignAffairswillbroadcastthe2023-2024Taipei101NewYear'sEveFireworkstotheworld<pid="isPasted">2023/12/29 </p><p>No.111 </p><p> </p><p>TheMinistryofForeignAffairswillbroadcastthe2023-2024Taipei101NewYear'sEvefireworkslivetotheworldviainternationalsatellitestartingfrom23:55onDecember31,Taipeitime.ThesatellitebroadcastinformationhasbeenprovidedtolocalTVstationsandonlinemediatodownloadandplaythroughvariousROCTaiwanmissionsaroundtheworld.IthasalsobeenprovidedtointernationalmediareportersbasedinTaiwanforbroadcast. </p><p><br></p><p>Thethemeofthisyear'sNewYear'sEvefireworksis"ColorfulWorld.”Itsymbolizesboththereturntolifeinfullcolorin2023afterthepandemicyearsandthestartingpointforaninnovativeandprosperous2024duringwhichwewelcomeglobaltravelerstobrightentheiryearbyvisitingTaiwan.The101BuildingNewYear'sEvefireworksdisplaywillcontinuefor300seconds,withover16,000explosionsand,forthefirsttime,TaiwanandJapanfireworkswillcombineinabeautifuldisplay.</p><p><br></p><p>HighlightsfromthedisplaywillbeeditedanduploadedtotheMinistryofForeignAffairs'"TrendingTaiwan"YoutubechannelforalltowatchTrendingTaiwanchannelwebsite:www.youtube.com/trendingtaiwan.</p><p><br></p><p>Heldforthefirsttimein2003,theTaipei101NewYear'sEvefireworksdisplayhasbecomeoneofthemostwatchedeventsinTaiwanandhasbeenbroadcastbyinternationalmediareportsonNewYear'sEvecelebrationsfromaroundtheworld.ThecelebrationwasnamedbyCNNasoneoftheworld’stopteneventsforseeinginthenewyear.（Ｅ）</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=99747PowerofTaiwanesewomenintechnologytobecelebratedinNewYork<p>March2,2023</p><p>BackgroundInformationno.012</p><p> </p><p>The67thsessionoftheUnitedNationsCommissionontheStatusofWomenCSW67willbeheldinNewYorkfromMarch6to17,markingthefirstin-personCSWsessionsincetheoutbreakoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Thisyear,theMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwanhasarrangedforTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekTGEWtobeheldinNewYorkatthesametimeasCSW67.InresponsetoCSW67’sprioritythemeof“innovationandtechnologicalchange,andeducationinthedigitalageforachievinggenderequalityandtheempowermentofallwomenandgirls,”TGEWwillofferanexpandedseriesofeventsshowcasingTaiwan’sadvancesandachievementsintechnologyandgenderequality.</p><p> </p><p>ThefirstTGEWeventwillbeTaiwanNight:CelebratingWomeninTech.ItwillbeheldattheTaipeiEconomicandCulturalOfficeTECOinNewYorkat19:00onMarch7,whichistheeveofInternationalWomen’sDay.TheeventwillfeaturethetechnologicalinnovationsandcreativityofTaiwanesefashiondesignerClaudiaWang,whocameintothespotlightatLondonFashionWeek.Attendeeswillglimpsethefutureofthedigitaleconomyastheyfeasttheireyesonamedleyoftechnology,art,andenvironmentalsustainability.</p><p> </p><p>ThesecondTGEWeventwillbeTaiwanMainStage:PromotingGenderEqualityintheDigitalAge.ItwillbeheldatTECOinNewYorkat18:30onMarch9.Attheevent,thefirstfemaledeputyministeroftheNationalScienceandTechnologyCouncil,ChernYi-juang,willaddressglobalpartnersingenderequalityanddiscusstheTaiwangovernment’spromotionofgenderedinnovationsintechnologyovertheyears.</p><p> </p><p>ThesetwoeventswillbelivestreamedonMOFA’sYouTubechannelandFacebookpage.Additionally,ashortMOFAfilmentitled<em>PowerofWomen,</em>featuringremarkablewomeninTaiwan’stechnologysector,isnowavailableontheMOFAYouTubechannel.ViewerseverywherearewelcometolikeandsharethevideotohelpspreadawarenessaboutthepowerofTaiwanesewomenintechnology.</p><p> </p><p>Thisyear,31nongovernmentalorganizationsfromTaiwanwillparticipateintheNGOCSWForum.TheywilldiscusswiththeinternationalcommunityTaiwan’sapplicationoftechnologytoenhancewomen’swell-beingwithregardtomedicine,healthcare,andviolenceprevention,aswellassharingtheirexperienceandsuccessesinfurtheringgenderequalityandwomen’srights.</p><p> </p><p>TGEWhasgarneredconsiderableattentionsinceitwasfirstcohostedin2020byMOFAandtheFoundationforWomen’sRightsPromotionandDevelopmentFWRPD.RespondingtoCSW67’sprioritytheme,theTaiwangovernmenthasonceagainpartneredwithcivilsocietytomakethemostofnewopportunitiesforexchangesinthepostpandemiceraandenableTaiwanesewomentocontinuespeakingupintheinternationalarena.</p><p> </p><p>EveryoneisinvitedtojointheFWRPD’sonlinemovementforgenderequalityonTwitter@WomensRightsTW,whichraisesawarenessaboutTaiwan’sachievementsingenderequalityandcallsforglobalsustainabledevelopmentthroughgenderequality.Formoreinformationaboutrelatedactivities,pleasevisit<ahref="https://www.tgew.org">https://www.tgew.org</a>.E</p>eventwebsitehttps://www.tgew.org/;台灣科技女力紐約亮麗登場https://www.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=98&s=99746;PowerofWomenhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/GbUjwXvXpiE;2https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1575&s=99271https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=99277MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTheGuardian2https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1575&s=98919https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=99278MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithwithKorea'sNews10https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98875MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithUkrainejournalistVitalyPortnikov<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewOctober19,2022,toUkrainejournalistVitalyPortnikovoftheEspresoTV.Theprogram,whichairedOctober23,coveredChina’sexpansionismandthreatsaswellasTaiwan-Ukrainecooperationandexchanges.E</p>ТайванціразомзУкраїною.ЗагрозавійнивідКитаюІМіністрМЗСТайванюДжозефВуhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/wDmiY-fbTow;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98859MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTVNZ<p>ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewOctober18,2022,toTelevisionNewZealandTVNZreporterCushlaNorman.Theinterview,broadcastonTVNZ’s6p.m.newsprogram“1News”andpostedonthe1NewswebsiteandYouTubechannelOctober19,coversChina’smilitarythreattoTaiwan,Taiwan’sdeterminationtodefenditselfandTaiwan’sappreciationforinternationalsupport.E</p>1.USfearsChinaspeedingupre-unificationplanswithTaiwanhttps://www.1news.co.nz/2022/10/20/us-fears-china-speeding-up-re-unification-plans-with-taiwan/;2.USfearsChinaspeedingupre-unificationplanswithTaiwan,potentiallybyforcehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyC2yFIB7v0;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98354MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithVoiceofAmerica<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewAugust12,2022,toVoiceofAmerica’sVOASeoulBureauChiefWilliamGallo.Thearticleandvideoreport,postedontheVOAwebsitethesameday,coverChina’smilitarydrillsaroundTaiwan,U.S.HouseSpeakerNancyPelosi’svisittoTaiwan,Beijing’srecentTaiwanwhitepaperandChina’sauthoritarianexpansionism.E</p>MoreForeignDelegationsWelcomeinTaiwan,ForeignMinisterTellsVOAhttps://www.voanews.com/a/more-foreign-delegations-welcome-in-taiwan-foreign-minister-tells-voa/6698753.html;Transcript:ExclusiveVOAInterviewwithTaiwan'sForeignMinisterhttps://www.voanews.com/a/transcript-exclusive-voa-interview-with-taiwan-s-foreign-minister/6700041.html;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98301MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithCNN<pstyle="text-align:justify;">OnAugust8,ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtoTaiwan-basedCNNcorrespondentWillRipley.Theinterviewwasbroadcastonthenetwork’s“NewDay”segmentthesamedayandcoveredthesignificanceofU.S.HouseSpeakerNancyPelosi’svisittoTaiwan,Taiwan’swelcometothevisitofanyoverseasfriendandTaiwan’sresponsetoChina’smilitarydrillssincethebeginningofAugust.InresponsetoChina’sescalatingthreats,MinisterWustated,“Wearenotscared.”</p>MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithCNNhttps://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/08/asia/taiwan-joseph-wu-interview-china-military-drills-intl-hnk/index.html;ForeignMinisterWustatesthattheChinesegovernmentcannotdictatewhocanbeTaiwan’sfriendsorwhomTaiwanshouldmakefriendswith.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/321/98301/faf94683-9c87-4a4f-80f2-50f79f8f1aea.jpg;ForeignMinisterWugivesaninterviewtoCNNcorrespondentWillRipley.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/321/98301/f980a6ac-b497-421a-b7b0-8e39badf41fe.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98306MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwiththeBritishBroadcastingCorporation<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtocorrespondentRupertWingfield-HayesoftheBBC’sTokyobureau.TheinterviewwasbroadcastAugust5,2022,andcoveredthesignificanceofU.S.HouseSpeakerNancyPelosi’svisittoTaiwanandtheneedfordemocraciestojoinforcestopreventChina’sauthoritarianexpansionism.E</p>MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwiththeBritishBroadcastingCorporationhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62435284?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom4=6C795852-14AD-11ED-B7BA-459A4744363C&at_medium=custom7&at_custom3=%40BBCWorld&at_campaign=64;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98303MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithIsrael'sCalcalist<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewJuly15,2022,toAdarPrimor,internationalnewseditorofIsrael'sHebrew-languagenewspaperCalcalist.Thereport,publishedonCalcalistnewspaperanditswebsiteAugust4,coversthewarinUkraine,China'sexpansionismandthreattoTaiwan,andTaiwan-Israelrelations.E</p>פלישהסיניתלטייוואןתפגעבכלהעולםהרבהיותרמהמלחמהבאוקראינהhttps://newmedia.calcalist.co.il/magazine-04-08-22/m02.html;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98022MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithNewsmaxTV<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewonAmericannewschannelNewsmaxTVtoGretaVanSusteren,hostof“TheRecord”.TheinterviewwasbroadcastonJune16,2022andcoveredChina’sexpansionism,threatstoTaiwanaswellasTaiwan-USrelations.</p>TaiwanForeignMinistertoGreta:ChinaPrepsforWar,'VeryThreatening'https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/taiwan-foreign-minister-joseph-wu-greta-van-susteren-china/2022/06/15/id/1074554/;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=98059MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithIndonesia’sTempoMediaGroup<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewJune14,2022,toSeniorEconomicEditorEfriUcokRitongaandManagingEditorM.RezaMaulanaofTempoMediaGroup.ThereportpublishedJune26coversChina’sexpansionismandthreatsaswellasTaiwan-Indonesiacooperationandexchanges.E</p>KalauUkrainaBisaMelawanRusia,TaiwanBisaMenghalauCinahttps://koran.tempo.co/read/tamu/474708/wawancara-eksklusif-tempo-dengan-menteri-luar-negeri-taiwan-joseph-wu-soal-ancaman-china-invasi-taiwan;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97972MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithL’express<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtorenownedFrenchweeklymagazineL’express.ThereportpublishedJune4,2022,coversChina’sexpansionismandTaiwan-Francerelations.</p>"L'invasiondel'UkraineinciteTaïwanàseprépareràlaguerre"https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/asie/joseph-wu-ministre-taiwanais-le-conflit-ukrainien-nous-incite-a-nous-preparer-a-la-guerre_2174444.html;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97934MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithIsrael'sTheJerusalemPost<p>ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewMay30,2022,toEditor-in-ChiefYaakovKatzofTheJerusalemPost.Thereport,publishedthefollowingday,coversChina'sexpansionismandthreats,Taiwan-U.S.relations,andTaiwan-Israelcooperationandexchanges.E</p>TaiwanFMto‘Post’:Chinaprepstoinvadeus,Israelcan'ttrustBeijinghttps://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-708082;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97945MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTheSpectator<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtorenownedBritishweeklymagazineTheSpectator.ThereportpublishedonMay282022,coverstheRussianinvasionofUkraineandTaiwan'sefforttodevelopcooperativerelationswithlike-mindedcountries. </p>RelatedLinkhttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/saving-taiwan-the-lessons-learned-from-the-war-in-ukraine;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97865MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithGermandailyFAZ<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtorenownedGermandailyFrankfurterAllgemeineZeitungFAZ.ThereportpublishedonMay17,2022,coverstheRussianinvasionofUkraineandrelationsbetweenTaiwanandGermany.</p>„EsgibtimmermehrGesprächezwischenTaiwanundderNATO“https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/taiwan-und-der-ukrainekrieg-joseph-wu-im-interview-18035212.html;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97844MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithAustralia'sSpecialBroadcastingService<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewMay10,2022,toTomStayner,politicalcorrespondentofAustralia’sgovernment-ownedSpecialBroadcastingServiceSBS.Thereport,publishedontheSBSwebsiteMay13,coversTaiwan-Australiarelations,theChina-SolomonIslandssecurityagreement,Russia’sinvasionofUkraine,China’sexpansionismandTaiwan’sinternationalparticipation.E</p>‘Paymoreattention’:Taiwan'sforeignministerwarnsAustraliaofChina'sriseinthePacifichttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/pay-more-attention-taiwans-foreign-minister-warns-australia-of-chinas-rise-in-the-pacific/hdi7pll8a;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97800MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTheGlobalPublicSquareGPS,CNN<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewonrenownedglobalnewschannelCNNtoFareedZakaria,hostof“TheGlobalPublicSquare.”Theinterview,broadcastMay1,2022,coveredtheRussianinvasionofUkraine,supportforTaiwanfromlike-mindedcountriesandthecountry’sdemocracy.E</p>OnGPS:IsTaiwannext?https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/05/01/exp-gps-0501-wu-on-what-taiwans-learned-from-ukraine.cnn;OnGPS:WouldtheUSbackTaiwanagainstChina?https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/04/30/exp-gps-0501-china-taiwan-america-russia-ukraine-joseph-wu.cnn;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97801MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sVirtualJointNewsConferenceWithLithuanianMediaOutlets<p>ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWuheldajointnewsconferencewithleadingLithuanianmediaoutletsincludingTheBalticNewsServiceBNS,NewsAgencyELTA,NewsPortalDELFI,LNKTV,LRTandLRTTV.TheresultingreportspublishedApril28coverTaiwan’sdemocraticsystem,Taiwan-LithuaniafriendshipandTaiwan’shumanitarianassistancetoUkraineandwerewidelyreproducedbyotherLithuanianmediaoutlets.</p>LRTNewsSite1https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/pasaulyje/6/1682747/taivano-uzsienio-reikalu-ministras-lietuvos-atstovybe-taipejuje-atsidarys-greitu-metu-leidimas-jau-duotas;LRTNewsSite2https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/verslas/4/1682861/taivano-diplomatijos-vadovas-tiksi-daugiau-taivanieciu-verslo-investiciju-lietuvoje;LRTTVhttps://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000211793/taivano-uzsienio-reikalu-ministras-lietuvos-atstovybe-taivane-bus-atidaryta-netrukus;DELFI1https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/taivano-uzsienio-reikalu-ministras-panasu-kad-kinai-bando-padeti-rusams.d?id=90081657;DELFI2https://www.delfi.lt/verslas/verslas/josephas-wu-tikimasi-daugiau-taivanieciu-verslo-investiciju-lietuvoje.d?id=90086501;15minhttps://www.15min.lt/verslas/naujiena/finansai/j-wu-taibejus-tiksi-daugiau-taivanieciu-verslo-investiciju-lietuvoje-662-1672426;TV3https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/verslas/taivano-diplomatijos-vadovas-taibejus-tiksi-daugiau-taivanieciu-verslo-investiciju-lietuvoje-n1164561;商業知識周刊VERSLOŽINIAShttps://www.vz.lt/verslo-aplinka/2022/04/28/taivanas-tikisi-lietuvos-partnerystes-puslaidininkiu-srityje;Lrytas1https://www.lrytas.lt/pasaulis/ivykiai/2022/04/27/news/v-putinas-pagrasino-zaibisku-atsaku-i-kitu-saliu-kisimasi-ukrainoje-23190109;Lrytas2https://www.lrytas.lt/pasaulis/ivykiai/2022/04/28/news/taivano-ministras-leidimas-atidaryti-lietuvos-ambasada-taipejuje-duotas-tai-turetu-ivykti-artimiausiu-metu-23194592;LNKhttps://lnk.lt/zinios/lnk-zinios-1830?fbclid=IwAR0TjVUIRio_4rQ9sjyoXVTFcJmhmzid9ETCWm8VunhKSwYXOY51DJ0p_fDI;Diena1https://www.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/politika/taivano-ministras-leidimas-atidaryti-lietuvos-ambasada-taipejuje-jau-duotas-1075467;Diena2https://www.diena.lt/naujienos/verslas/ekonomika/j-wu-taibejus-tiksi-daugiau-taivanieciu-verslo-investiciju-lietuvoje-1075437;TheBalticTimeshttps://www.baltictimes.com/taipei_expects_more_taiwanese_business_investment_in_lithuania___wu/;TheBalticNewsServiceBNShttps://www.bns.lt/topic/1912/news/66260785/;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97692MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTaiwanPlus<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtoTaiwanPlus<em>,</em>thenation’sfirstEnglish-languagevideonewsandprogrammingplatformforaninternationalaudience.Thereportentitled“FMWu:China’sTacticsTurningEuropetowardTaiwan”coversTaiwan-EUrelations,China’smilitarythreat,theRussianinvasionofUkraineandtheimportanceofTaiwan’sdiplomaticalliesandwasbroadcastonApril12,2022.</p>TaiwanPlusNews-April12,2022https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2&post=217533;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97661MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithESTIA<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtoESTIA,theoldestdailynationalGreeknewspaper.Tworeportscoveringcross-straitrelations,Taiwan’sdemocraticwayoflifeandTaiwan-EuroperelationsweresubsequentlypublishedonMarch27andApril3,entitled“ΥΠΕΞΤαϊβάνJaushiehJosephWu:HΤαϊβάνἀντιμετωπίζειτρομακτικέςστρατιωτικέςἀπειλέςἀπότήνΚίνα.”TaiwanisfacingseveremilitarythreatfromChina,saysTaiwan'sforeignminister.</p>ΥΠΕΞΤαϊβάνJaushiehJosephWu:ἩΤαϊβάνἀντιμετωπίζειτρομακτικέςστρατιωτικέςἀπειλέςἀπότήνΚίναhttps://www.estianews.gr/eidiseis-arthra/ypeks-taivan-jaushieh-joseph-wu-i-taivan-antimetopizei-tromaktikes-stratiotikes-apeiles-apo-tin-kina/;ΤαϊβάνκαίΕΕἔχουντεράστιεςδυνατότητεςσυνεργασίαςhttps://www.estianews.gr/eidiseis-arthra/taivan-kai-ee-echoyn-terasties-dynatotites-synergasias/;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97660MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTheSundayTimes<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtoTheSundayTimes,arenownedBritishnewspaper.Thereportentitled“Taiwan’ssurvival‘crucialfortheexistenceofglobaldemocracy”coveredtheRussianinvasionofUkraine,cross-straitrelationsandTaiwan-UKrelationsandwaspublishedonApril3. </p>Taiwan’ssurvival‘crucialfortheexistenceofglobaldemocracy’https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taiwans-survival-crucial-for-the-existence-of-global-democracy-z9t53sfgk;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97621MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithTheGlobeandMail<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewtoTheGlobeandMail,arenownednewspaperinCanada.ThereportcoveringtheRussianinvasionofUkraine,cross-straitrelationsandTaiwan-CanadarelationswaspublishedonMarch24,2022,entitled“TaiwanpredictsChinawillthinktwiceaboutmilitaryinvasionafterwatchingUkraine.”E</p>TaiwanpredictsChinawillthinktwiceaboutmilitaryinvasionafterwatchingUkrainehttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-taiwan-predicts-china-will-think-twice-about-military-invasion-after/;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97605MinisterJaushiehJosephWu'sinterviewwithSkyNewsAustralia<pstyle="text-align:justify;">ForeignMinisterDr.JaushiehJosephWugaveanexclusiveinterviewonMarch17,2022,toPetaCredlin,hostofprime-timenewsprogram“Credlin”ofSkyNewsAustralia.Theinterview,whichcoveredissuesrelatingtoChina'smilitarythreat,Taiwan'sself-defense,theUkrainecrisisandTaiwan-Australiarelations,wasbroadcastat6p.m.thesameday.E</p>ChinesemilitarythreatagainstTaiwan‘isreal’,saysTaiwaneseMPhttps://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/peta-credlin/chinese-military-threat-against-taiwan-is-real-says-taiwanese-mp/video/09648ac8c48f5ec45db30a7351754b52;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97563MOFAandNGOjointlyholdClimateJusticeLeaders’Seminar,shareTaiwanesewomen’seffortsinfightingclimatechange<p><strong>No.015</strong></p><p> </p><p>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAandtheFoundationforWomen’sRightsPromotionandDevelopmentjointlyheldtheonlineClimateJusticeLeaders’SeminaronMarch15inresponsetothethemeofgenderequalityandclimatejusticepromotedattheUN’s66thsessionoftheCommissionontheStatusofWomen.ParticipantsincludedWangMei-hua,MinisterofEconomicAffairs;MichelleWu,MayorofBoston,UnitedStates;BaronessNatalieLouiseBennett,amemberoftheUKParliamentandformerleaderoftheGreenPartyofEnglandandWales;KitlangKabua,MinisterofEducation,SportsandTraining,MarshallIslands;SophiaCheng,ChiefInvestmentOfficerforCathayFinancialHoldings;andmanyotheroutstandingfemaleleadersinvolvedinpolitics,business,andNGOsfromaroundtheworld.Duringthewebinar,theysharedtheirexperiencesandachievementsinpromotingenvironmentalprotectionandcombatingclimatechange.</p><p> </p><p>MinisterWangsaidthatasakeyplayeringlobalsupplychains,Taiwanisproactivelyseekingtoachievetheworldwidegoalofnet-zeroemissionsby2050.ShesaidthatinrecentyearstheMinistryofEconomicAffairshastargetedtheenergysectorandindustry,encouragingbusinessestoimproveproductionprocesses,switchtoalternativefuels,andfocusonthecirculareconomythroughtheuseofwind,solar,hydrogen,andotherenergysources.Shesaidthatthroughthisprocess,women’sparticipationintheenergysectorhassignificantlyincreased,especiallyintheoffshorewindenergysector,wherewomenaccountfor26percentofthelaborforceinTaiwan—higherthantheAsia-Pacificregion15percentandtheworld21percent.</p><p> </p><p>Inherremarks,BaronessBennettsaidthatinadditiontotacklingclimatechange,humanityneedstoconsider“systemchange”inordertobreakdownsystemsofgenderinequalityandcreateamoreequitablesociety.</p><p> </p><p>MinisterKabuastatedthattheMarshallIslandshasalreadybeenimpactedbyclimatechange,andthatwomenaremorevulnerabletoitseffects.SheexplainedthattheMarshallIslandshasthereforecontinuedtoadjustitspoliciesandprovidewomenwithhigh-qualityeducationandtraining.MinisterKabuamentionedinparticularthatTaiwanhasbeenanimportantpartnertotheMarshallIslandsinitspursuitofsustainabledevelopment,providingrobustassistanceinsupportoflocalwomen’slivelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>BostonMayorWu,thedaughterofTaiwaneseimmigrants,explainedBoston’sGreenNewDealandsharedhow,assistercities,TaipeiandBostonhavelearnedfromeachotherandbothimplementedgreenenergymeasures.MayorWusaidshehopesthatcitiesaroundtheworldwilldrawinspirationfromtheseexperiencestobuildagreener,moreresilientfutureforusall.TheeventmarkedthefirsttimeMayorWuhadacceptedaspeakingengagementfromthegovernmentofTaiwansincetakingoffice.</p><p> </p><p>CathayFinancialHoldingsCIOCheng,whoisalsoChairoftheAsiaInvestorGrouponClimateChange,discussedtrendsininternationalclimatefinancefromabusinessperspective.Statingthatclimatechangeisaglobalchallenge,shesaidthatnogovernmentorbusinesscanshyawayfromtheclimatecrisis.</p><p> </p><p>ThewebinarwasmoderatedbyDeniseScotto,VicePresidentoftheInternationalFederationofWomeninLegalCareers.OtherspeakersincludedTaraDePorte,FounderandExecutiveDirectoroftheUSHumanImpactInstitute;AnnK.Singeo,ExecutiveDirectoroftheEbiilSociety,aPalauanenvironmentalgroup;andWangShiuan-ru,ayoungTaiwaneseactivistinvolvedinpromotingplasticreductionpolicies.Thespeakersallsharedtheirpersonaljourneysandexperiencesinpromotingenvironmentalprotectionandtacklingclimatechange.</p><p> </p><p>TheeventwasbroadcastliveonMOFA’sFacebookpageandYouTubechannel.TheFacebookpagesofTaiwan’soverseasmissionsinNewYork,Chile,Italy,Thailand,Sweden,Belgium,andtheUnitedKingdomalsolivestreamedtheevent,whileNGOsandexpertsfromtheMarshallIslands,theUnitedStates,Sweden,Myanmar,Turkey,Bangladesh,India,NewZealand,Malaysia,andSingaporeengagedinspiriteddiscussionintheevent’slivechatmessagingboards.MembersofthepublicarewelcometowatchtheeventonMOFA’sFacebookpageorYouTubechannel;pleaseremembertoshareandlike.E</p>6.NGOleaderssharetheirpersonaljourneysandexperiencesinpromotingenvironmentalprotectionandtacklingclimatechange.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/1b4249a9-8120-4f99-87bc-898ac11b3066.jpg;5.BaronessNatalieLouiseBennett,formerleaderoftheGreenPartyofEnglandandWales,statesthatinadditiontotacklingclimatechange,humanityneedstoconsider“systemchange”inordertobreakdownsystemsofgenderinequalityandcreateamoreequitablesociety.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/9ee5c3ad-f249-4c4d-b1a4-d4fe71ba3dc8.jpg;4.MarshallIslandsMinisterofEducationKitlangKabuatalksabouttheenvironmentalchallengesfacingPacificislandnationsandtheurgentneedforaction.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/65f56fa7-0c76-4377-b83b-3fa90e7624e0.jpg;3.BostonMayorMichelleWuexplainshowshehasactivelypromotedBoston’sGreenNewDeal,sharingwiththeaudiencehowsistercitiesTaipeiandBostonhavelearnedfromeachotherandbothimplementedgreenenergymeasures.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/7999f244-87de-46c5-8243-26a5916e2323.jpg;2.MinisterofEconomicAffairsWangMei-huadiscussesTaiwan’sgoalofachievingnet-zeroemissionsby2050.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/bfa160b0-d580-414f-8ed9-6009eba04a34.jpg;1.AgroupphotoofspeakersattheClimateJusticeLeaders’Seminar.Toprow,fromlefttoright:DeniseScotto,VicePresidentoftheInternationalFederationofWomeninLegalCareers,whomoderatedtheevent;WangMei-hua,MinisterofEconomicAffairs;andKitlangKabua,MinisterofEducation,SportsandTraining,MarshallIslands.Middlerow,fromlefttoright:MichelleWu,MayorofBoston;BaronessNatalieLouiseBennett,formerleaderoftheGreenPartyofEnglandandWales;andSophiaCheng,ChiefInvestmentOfficerforCathayFinancialHoldings.Bottomrow,lefttoright:AnnK.Singeo,ExecutiveDirectoroftheEbiilSociety,aPalauanenvironmentalgroup;TaiwaneseyouthactivistWangShiuan-ru;andTaraDePorte,FounderandExecutiveDirectoroftheUSHumanImpactInstitute.https://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/403/relpic/275/97563/de67c20c-62fb-4c11-8391-3a483ec7df9a.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97471MOFAandNGOtolaunchTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekonInternationalWomen’sDay<pstyle="text-align:justify;">March3,2022</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">no.012<br/> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwanandthenongovernmentalorganizationNGOtheFoundationofWomen’sRightsPromotionandDevelopmentFWRPDarejointlyholdingTaiwanGenderEqualityWeekTGEWforathirdyearrunning.ThetimingoftheprogramagaincorrespondswiththeannualmeetinginMarchoftheUNCommissionontheStatusofWomenCSW.Thefocusofthe66thsessionofCSWCSW66thisyearisachievinggenderequalitywithinthecontextofclimatechange.TheTGEWorganizerswillbeholdinganonlineClimateJusticeLeadersForum,assistingTaiwaneseNGOstoholdparallelmeetingsattheNGOCSWForum,andhostingaWomen’sPowerNightreceptiononInternationalWomen’sDaywithPresidentTsaiIng-wenasaguestspeakertokickthingsoff.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TheWomen’sPowerNightreceptionwillbehostedbyForeignMinisterJaushiehJosephWuattheTaipeiGuestHouseat6:00p.m.onMarch8—InternationalWomen’sDay.Theeventwillbeattendedbyfemaleambassadors,cabinetmembers,corporaterepresentatives,expertsandacademicsinthefieldsofgenderequalityandenvironmentalprotection,andleadersoflocalandinternationalNGOs.TheVicePresidentofPalauandUSfemalepoliticalleaderswillsharetheircountries’experiencesincombatingclimatechangeviaprerecordedvideomessages.MembersofthepublicareinvitedtowatchalivestreamoftheeventonMOFA’sFacebookpage.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TheClimateJusticeLeadersForumwilltakeplaceonlineat8:30p.m.TaipeitimeonMarch15.High-profilespeakersfromtheAmericas,Europe,andAsiawillbetakingpartinthewebinar.Theagendaisdividedintoaforumwithpoliticalleaders,keynotespeeches,andadialoguewithNGOleaders.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Atthepoliticalleaders’forum,MinisterofEconomicAffairsWangMei-huawilloutlineTaiwan’spoliciesandmeasurestoenhancewomen’sparticipationinpromotingcleanenergy.FormerleaderoftheGreenPartyofEnglandandWalesBaronessNatalieBennettandMarshallIslandsMinisterofEducation,SportsandTrainingKitlangKabuawillalsosharetheirexperiences.TheNGOleaders’dialoguewillinvolveFounderandExecutiveDirectoroftheUSHumanImpactsInstituteTaraDePorte,ExecutiveDirectorofthePalauEbiilSocietyAnnK.Singeo,andTaiwaneseclimateactivistWangHsuan-ju.Thethreewomenwillsharetheirjourneysinfightingglobalwarming.TheeventwillbebroadcastlivesimultaneouslyonMOFA’sFacebookpageandYouTubechannel.Allarewelcometotunein.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TheNGOCSWForumisanimportantinternationalmeetingforcivilsocietygroups.Theforumisanopportunitytoshareexperiencesandexchangeideasinpromotinggenderequalityandwomen’srights.MOFAregularlyprovidesassistancetoTaiwaneseNGOstakingpart.AtCSW66,nearly20participatingorganizationsfromTaiwan—includingtheTaipei,NewTaipei,andTaichungcitygovernments—willholdatotalof27parallelevents,settinganewhigh.FromMarch14to25,theywillsharetheachievementsofTaiwanesecivilsocietyinpromotinggenderequality,empoweringwomen,andcombatingclimatechange.Themeetingswilldemonstratethecreativity,organizationalabilities,andresilienceofTaiwanesewomenincontributingtotheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsSDGs.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">TogetinvolvedandhelppromotegenderequalityduringtheTGEW,followtheFWRPDTwitteraccount@womensrightsTWandusethehashtags#TaiwanforHerand#Taiwan4ClimateJustice.Bytakingpartintheonlinecampaign,youcanshareTaiwan’sachievementsingenderequalityandcallontheworldtoachievegenderequalityandotherSDGs.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">Youcanalsolikeandsharetheshortvideo“PowerofWomeninTaiwan”onMOFA’sYouTubechannel.CoproducedbyMOFAandtheFWRPD,the80-secondfilmhighlightsthechallengesofclimatechangeforwomenaroundtheworldandshowshowTaiwanesewomenareresponding.</p><pstyle="text-align:justify;"> </p><pstyle="text-align:justify;">FormoreinformationgotoTGEW.org.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=97104MOFAandNigeriaTradeOfficeinTaiwancohost2022Nigeria-TaiwanBusinessForum,providingplatformfortradeandinvestmentcooperation<p>January6,2022<br/>No.2</p><p> </p><p>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwanandtheNigeriaTradeOfficeinTaiwancohostedthe2022Nigeria-TaiwanBusinessForumattheTaipeiInternationalConventionCenterinahybridformatonJanuary6,2022.</p><p> </p><p>TheforumwasattendedbyleadingindustryrepresentativesfromTaiwanandNigeria.Afteropeningremarksfromgovernmentviceministersofbothcountries,theeventfocusedonthee-commercemarket,businessenvironment,andcommercialopportunitiesinNigeria,exploringpotentialareasforbilateraltradeandinvestmentcooperation.TheforumaimedtoestablishabasisforregulartradeandeconomicexchangesandservedtocontinuetheimplementationoftheAfricaProject,akeyTaiwangovernmentpolicy.</p><p> </p><p>Inherremarks,EvelynNgige,PermanentSecretaryoftheFederalMinistryofIndustry,TradeandInvestmentofNigeria,recognizedthattheforumprovidedaplatformandopportunitytodevelopthestrategicsectorsofthetwocountries.Shesaidtheeventwasachanceforbothsidestoevaluatetheexistingtradeandeconomicrelationsandlookintowaystoimprovingandexploringotherareasonawin-winbasis,addingthatshelookedforwardtoexpandingtiestosocioeconomicactivitiesthatwouldimprovethewell-beingofthetwocountries.PermanentSecretaryNgigealsopledgedtodeepenrelationswithTaiwanandexpressedhopethatvisitingdelegationsandphysicalmeetingscouldbearrangedafterthepandemic.</p><p> </p><p>TaiwanViceMinisterofForeignAffairsAlexanderTah-rayYuipointedtocomplementaryareasandcompetitiveadvantagesofindustrialdevelopmentinthetwocountries.Hesuggestedthepotentialforcooperationinfieldsincludingmachinetoolsandequipment,e-commerce,expandingthehalalmarket,thefoodprocessingindustry,andautomotivepartsandaccessories.ViceMinisterYuiencouragedenterprisesfrombothsidestopursuecooperation.HealsourgedTaiwanesecompaniestoentertheAfricanmarketandtakeadvantageofthebusinessopportunitiesthatwillemergeaftertheeconomicintegrationoftheAfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea.Toestablishasoundlegalframeworktoprotectinvestorsfrombothcountries,thegovernmentsofTaiwanandNigeriawillupdatetheir1994agreementonthepromotionandprotectionofinvestments.</p><p> </p><p>IbrahimA.Ahmed,TradeCommissioneroftheNigeriaTradeOffice,mentionedinhisspeechthatTaiwan-Nigeriatradein2021reachedUS$830million,representingthehighestfigureinthelastfiveyearsandindicatingincreasinglyprosperousbilateraleconomicandtradeexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.HeaddedNigeriaisthereforesettobethelargestAfricantradingpartnerforTaiwan.</p><p> </p><p>Duringtheforum,officialrepresentativesfromtheNigerianInvestmentPromotionCommissionandtheNigerianExportPromotionCouncil,aswellasthePresidentoftheTaiwaneseChambersofCommerceinNigeria,sharedthelatestbusinessinformationfromNigeria.ArepresentativefromtheExport-ImportBankofTaiwanexplainedhowitsrelendingfacilitycouldhelpTaiwanesebusinesseswinAfricanorders.</p><p> </p><p>Theforumattractedmorethan100participantsfromindustryandacademiainTaiwanandNigeria.Representedsectorsincludedthefood,agriculture,transportation,technology,andcomputerindustries.Businessleadersfrombothsidessaidthatforumssuchasthishelpbuildindustrialconnectionsandcreatealliancesandpartnershipsbetweencompanies.TheeventwasparticularlyhelpfulforTaiwanesebusinesseshopingtoexpandintoemergingAfricanmarkets,aswellasNigeriancompanieslookingtodevelopAsianmarkets.ParticipantsexpressedhopethatthegovernmentsofTaiwanandNigeriacouldcontinuethismodelofcooperationtoprovidemorecorporatenetworkingandmatchmakingopportunitiesinthefuture.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=96361MOFA's7thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionopenswithtotalprizepoolofNT$930,000,invitesyoutoshowcaseTaiwan’suniqueDNA<p>August31,2021 <br/>No.26</p><p> </p><p>TheMinistryofForeignAffairs’7thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionisacceptingentriesfromAugust31toOctober16.Thisyear,aswellastheexistingcreative/opencategory,whichencouragesdocumentary-styleentries,anewbrandstorycategoryinvitesparticipantstothinkoutsidetheboxinhighlightingdiverseTaiwanesestories,allowingtheworldaninsightintoTaiwan’sDNA.</p><p> </p><p>Thisyear’stotalprizepoolisarecord-breakingNT$930,000,withthefirst-placedentryinthecreativecategoryreceivingNT$200,000;thetwosecond-placedentriesreceivingNT$60,000each;thethreethird-placedentriesreceivingNT$30,000each;andsixhighlycommendedentriesreceivingNT$20,000each.Inthebrandstorycategory,thefirst-placedentrywillreceiveNT$150,000;thesecond-placedentrywillreceiveNT$100,000;thethird-placedentrywillreceiveNT$50,000;andthefivehighly-commendedentrieswillreceiveNT$20,000each.</p><p> </p><p>Whetheryourskillslieindocumentary-stylefilmmakingoryouliketotakethepathlesstraveled,makesureyoutakepartinthisyear’scompetition!Therearenoageornationalityrestrictions,sotellushowyouseeTaiwanandwecanhelpyoushareyourvisionwiththeworld.</p><p> </p><p>MOFAstartedtheTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelinJulyof2015andsincethenwe’vereceivedover800entriesaspartoftheannualshortfilmcompetition,with78prizewinningshortfilms.Aswithpreviousyears,thewinningentrieswillbesubtitledinseverallanguagesandpromotedaroundtheworldonourwebsiteandsocialmediaplatformslikeFacebook,YouTube,TwitterandInstagram.（Ｅ）</p>Englishcompetitionwebsitehttps://web.cheers.com.tw/trending-taiwan/2021/en_index.html;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=95821TaipeiGuestHouseopenhouseactivitiesforMay2021<p>May6,2021<br/>No.013</p><p> </p><p>TheTaipeiGuestHousewillbeopentothepubliconMay8and9,2021,from8AMto4PMlastadmission3:30PM.InCelebrationofMother’sDayonMay9,theMinistryofForeignAffairswillprepare1,000carnationsforfemalevisitors.InordertopreventpossibletransmissionofcoronavirusdiseaseCOVID-19,visitorsareadvisedtokeepadistancefromothersofatleast1.5metersinindoorenvironmentsand1meterinoutdoorones.Visitorswhoarenotabletofollowtheabove-mentionedsocialdistancingadviceshouldwearmasks.Thankyouforyourcooperation.</p><p> </p><p>Builtin1901,theTaipeiGuestHouseservedastheofficialresidenceoftheJapanesegovernor-generalofTaiwan.FollowingtheendofWorldWarII,thegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwantookchargeofthebuilding,brieflyturningitintotheofficialresidenceoftheTaiwanprovincialgovernor.ThebuildingwasnamedtheTaipeiGuestHousein1950andhassinceservedasavenueforreceivingguestsandholdingstatebanquets.IthasbornetestimonytoTaiwan’sprogressovermorethanacentury.UndercarefulpreservationbytheMinistryofForeignAffairs,itsfurnishingsanddecorationsremainasbeautifulandexquisiteasever,whileitsWestern-stylefrontgardenandJapanese-stylewatergardenhavewithstoodthepassageoftime.VisitorsarewelcometotourthisexampleofarchitecturebuiltduringtheJapaneseruleofTaiwan.</p><p> </p><p>Toprotectthehistoricsiteandensurethequalityoftours,visitorsareadvisedtoobservetheGuidelinesforVisitingtheTaipeiGuestHouse.Photographyispermittedinsidethebuildingaslongasorderismaintainedandthehistoricsiteissecure.Theuseofflashandtripods,aswellasthetouchingofartifacts,isprohibitedtoensurethepreservationofthisnationalhistoricsite.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=93691TheMinistryofForeignAffairsawardsthewinnersoftheSixthTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetition,showcasinglocalandforeignperspectivesonTaiwan'spandemic-preventionefforts<divstyle="text-align:justify;">September10,2020<br/>No.031<br/><br/>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsheldtheawardsceremonyfortheSixthTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionSep.9attheEsliteXinyiStoreinTaipei,presidedoverbyDeputyMinisterHarryHo-JenTseng.<br/><br/>DuetotheglobaloutbreakoftheWuhancoronavirus,thisyear'scompetitionincorporateda"pandemic-prevention"category.Itfeaturedaseparategroupingforlocalandforeignentrants,inadditiontotheopencategoryofyearspast.ThiswasaimedatallowingmorepeopleandgovernmentsaroundtheworldtobearwitnesstothesuccessoftheTaiwanModelofpandemicpreventionthroughadiverserangeofperspectivesandstories.Asaresult,thisyearthreefirstprizeshavebeenawarded,andthetotalprizepoolhasbeenraisedtoNT$830,000.<br/><br/>Inthelocalgroupingofthepandemic-preventioncategory,thefirstplacewasto"TaiwanPridefortheWorld" byLarryTungandHugoChung.ThefilmportrayshowTaiwanwasoneoftheonlycountriesintheworldthatcouldcelebrateLGBTPrideduetoitssuccessincontainingCOVID-19.Firstplaceintheforeignentrantgroupingwas"NoMoreFears,HereinTaiwan" byRioAnantaPerangin-Angin,astudentatNationalChengKungUniversity.Thefilmusesafirst-personperspectivetoportrayTaiwan'seffortsatpandemicprevention.<br/><br/>FrenchdirectorFlorianPayrouscoopedthetopprizeintheOpenCategoryforhisfilm"Taiwan-WhereIwanttobe",thefirsttimeaforeignentranthaswonthetopprize.ThefilmportraysthepeopleandsceneryofTaiwanthroughaforeigneye,combiningthesustainablevaluesoflocalindigenouspeoplewithhisthemeofwhatmakeshimwanttoliveinTaiwan.<br/><br/>Thisyearsawover225entries,164ofwhichmetrequirementsand31ofwhichwereshortlisted.Althougheachfilmwasunderthreeminutes,thediversityofsubjectmatterandtopicreallyimpressedthejudges.<br/><br/>Over100guestsandcontestantswerepresentattheceremonytoseetheprizewinningentriesbroadcast.TheywillbesubtitledinseveraldifferentlanguagesandfeaturedontheTrendingTaiwanFacebook,YouTubeandTwitterplatforms.E</div>Qhttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=93690MOFA's6thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionopenswithtotalprizepoolofNT$830,000<p>June15,2020<br/>No.013<br/><br/>TheMinistryofForeignAffair's6thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionisacceptingentriesfromJune15toJuly31.Thisyear,inadditiontotheexistingopencategory,whichencouragesentriesthatshowcaseTaiwan'suniquelocalstories,anewpandemic-preventioncategoryhasbeenadded.MOFAinvitesallRepublicofChinaTaiwancitizensandforeignnationalsinTaiwantocreativelyrecordTaiwan'sbeautyorpresentyourspecialtakeonTaiwan'santipandemicefforts.Submitashortfilm,nolongerthanthreeminutes,toshowtheworldyourdefinitionofTrendingTaiwan!<br/><br/>Therearenorestrictionsonfilmingmethodsorvideoformat,andallforms,fromdramasanddocumentariestoanimationsandmusicvideos,arewelcome.Filmswillbejudgedonavarietyofcriteria,includingscriptcreativity,themeandcontent,narrativetechnique,andtechnicalaspects,suchascameraworkandeditingtechniques.ThetotalprizepoolisNT$830,000. <br/><br/>Fortheopencategory,thefirst-placewinnerwillbeawardedacashprizeofNT$200,000,thetwosecond-placewinnerswillreceiveNT$60,000each,thethreethird-placewinnersNT$30,000each,andthesixhonorablementionawardwinnersNT$20,000each. <br/><br/>Forthenewpandemic-preventioncategory,inordertoencourageforeigncontestantstoshareTaiwan'sexperiencecombatingCOVID-19,submissionswillbedividedintoalocalcontestantgroupandaforeigncontestantgroup.Onefirst-placewinner,onesecond-placewinner,andonethird-placewinnerwillbeselectedfromeachgroup.Thetwofirst-placewinnerswillbeawardedacashprizeofNT$80,000each,thetwosecond-placewinnersNT$50,000each,andthetwothird-placewinnersNT$20,000each. <br/><br/>MOFAcreatedtheTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelinJuly2015toactivelypromotedigitaldiplomacy.Shortfilmcompetitionsareheldeveryyearandforeignlanguagesubtitlesareaddedtowinningsubmissions,whicharethentransmittedtotheworldviamediaplatformsincludingMOFA'sofficialwebsite,Facebook,YouTube,Twitter,andInstagram.<br/><br/>Thisannualcompetitionhasbeenheldforthepastfiveyears,withthetotalnumberofsubmissionsnowsurpassing400.Contestantsincludefriendshailingfromallcornersoftheglobe,includingFrance,India,Malaysia,andSwitzerland.Thethemesandgenresofthesubmissionshavebeendiverseandinnovative,makingthisgovernment-heldcompetitionanannualhighlightforshortcreativefilms.<br/><br/>Therearenorestrictionsonageornationalitytoenter.Thefilmssubmittedmustbeoriginalworksandmustnotexceedthreeminutesincludingopeningandcredits.Filmaspectratiosmustbe16:9,withaminimumresolutionof1920x10801080p. <br/> E</p>ThehomepageoftheMinistryofForeignAffair's6thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionhttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/172946/5daa1456-f6e3-4987-a2a0-7c03c880b0b1.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=91709MOFAreleasesshortfilm'LookingUpAgain',showcasinghowTaiwan'shigh-qualitymedicalcaregavenewleaseoflifetoGuamanianman<p>April23,2020<br/>No.011<br/><br/>AtatimewhentheCOVID-19isspreadingaroundtheworldandthejointeffortsbythegovernmentandthepeopleofTaiwaninpandemicpreventionandvariousforeignaidinitiativeshavegarneredinternationalpraise,MOFAistodayreleasinganall-newshortfilm,‘LookingUpAgain,’showcasingTaiwan’shigh-qualitymedicalcaretotheinternationalcommunity,spreadingthemessagethat“TaiwancanhelpandTaiwanishelping”whenitcomestoglobalpublichealth.<br/><br/>ThefilmdescribeshowaGuamanianmansufferingwithuntreatedspinalandhipdeformitiesandatalowebbinlife,wasrecommendedmedicaltreatmentinTaiwanbyafriend,and,asaresult,isonceagainabletoholdhisheaduphighandlookupatthesky,withanewleaseoflife.Theprotagonistofthefilm,TheodoreD.Nelson,orTed,waspreviouslyastrongguyabletolift55gallondrumsofwater.Duetohipandspinedeformities,however,forninelongyears,he’sbeenunabletodoseeminglysimpleandordinarythings,likewalk,fishorevensleep.Theseareluxuriesthatthepainhesuffersnolongeraffordshim. <br/><br/>Ashishealthcontinuestodeteriorate,causinghimcontinualanxiety,onafriend’ssuggestion,hetraveledwithafamilymembertoCMUHospitalinTaiwanlastyeartoreceivetreatment.Afterundergoingthreesurgeriesonbothhipsandhisspine,Tedisfinallyabletowalkuprightagain,andthepainnolongercauseshimtolosesleepatnight.Nowhecanevenenjoythepleasureoffishingwithfriends. <br/><br/>Attheendofthefilm,Tedwalksintoacaféandsitsdowntoenjoyaneverydaypleasure.LookingataphotographofhimselfandhisfamilysmilingbrightlyalongsidetheTaiwanesemedicalteam,hethinksofeverythinghe’sbeenthrough,andthenewleaseoflifehehasnowandwritesdown“Thankyou,Taiwan,”and,gettingalittlechokedup,hesaysthankyouinEnglishandChamorroThankyou,SiYu'osMa'åse,atestamenttohowTaiwan’shigh-qualitymedicalcaregivesbacktotheinternationalcommunity.<br/><br/>AsGuamislackinginmedicalresources,inthepastpeopletheresoughtmedicalattentioninneighboringcountries,butmorerecentlyTaiwan’sreputationforhigh-qualitymedicalcarehasspread,andsomoreandmoreGuamaniansarechoosingtocometoTaiwanformedicalcareeachyear.Thisincludeslocalelites,suchasTed,whocomesfromapoliticaldynastyinGuam.<br/><br/>Throughreleasingthisshortfilm,MOFAhopestoshowtheworldthatTaiwanisputtingtheUNsustainabledevelopmentgoalsintopractice,ensuringthehealthandwelfareofpeopleofallagesaroundtheworldandcallingforinternationalsupportforTaiwan’sinclusionintheWorldHealthOrganization,sothatwecanallworkonpandemicpreventiontogether.<br/> <br/>MOFAisfirstreleasingashortversionofjustoneminuteinlength,beforereleasingthefull-lengthfour-minuteversion.ThefilmisinEnglishandisbeingreleasedin10differentsubtitledversions,includingEnglish,Chinese,Japanese,French,Spanish,German,Indonesian,Thai,VietnameseandRussian,whichwillallbereleasedsimultaneously.YoucanwatchthemonMOFA’sFacebookPageorontheTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelandFacebookPage.Feelfreetosharethevideowithyourfriends!E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=91708MOFAmakesearlycallforentriesfor6thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetition,launchesspecialpandemicpreventioncategory<p>April22,2020<br/>No.010<br/><br/>Toencourageparticipationandallowentrantstobegincollectingfootage,MOFAismakinganearlycallforentriesforthe6thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetition.Aswellasthecreativecategoryofpreviousyears,thisyearwe’readdingaspecialprizeforshortfilmswhichdealwithTaiwan’spandemicpreventionmeasuresagainsttheCOVID-19virus,invitingbuddingTaiwaneseandforeignfilmmakerstoshowcaseTaiwan’seffortsandachievementsinthisregard.<br/><br/>Judgingcriteriawillincludethecreativityofthescript,thesubjectmatter,thenarrativestyleandeditingskills,andtheprizepoolisatotalofNT$830,000,dividedasbelow:<br/>Inthecreativecategory,onefirst-placedentrywillreceiveNT$200,000;twosecond-placedentrieswillreceiveNT$60,000each;threethird-placedentrieswillreceiveNT$30,000each;andsixhigh-commendedentrieswillreceiveNT$20,000each.Intheepidemicpreventioncategory,therewillbeaTaiwanesecategoryandaninternationalcategory,withthreeprizesbeingawardedineach,NT$80,000forfirstplace,NT$50,000forsecondplaceandNT$20,000forthirdplace.MOFAwillsubtitlethewinningentriesinseverallanguagesandshowcasethemtotheworldonTrendingTaiwan’sYouTubechanneltoraiseTaiwan’sprofileintheinternationalcommunity. <br/><br/>Thereisnoagelimitorrestrictionbasedonnationalityandworkssubmittedmustbeoriginal.Filmsshouldnotexceedthreeminutesinlengthincludingtitleandcreditsifincludedandshouldhaveanaspectratioof16:9andaminimumresolutionof1920x10801080p. <br/><br/>MOFAadvisesthoseinterestedtomakethebestuseoftheirtime,andstartplanningtheirsubjectmatterandscriptnow,beforethecompetitionisofficiallylaunchedattheendofJune.E</p>0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=91707MOFAsignsinternationalcooperationanddevelopmentassistanceagreementswithfiveTaiwanNGOs<p>March27,2020<br/>NO.008<br/><br/>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAandfivenongovernmentalorganizationspledgedtopromoteTaiwan’sparticipationinandcontributionstointernationalcooperationandhumanitarianassistanceataMarch27jointsigningceremonyforcooperationagreements.DirectorGeneralMing-chiScottLaioftheDepartmentofNGOInternationalAffairssignedagreementswithGoodNeighborsTaiwan,Pu-hseinEducationalFoundationandtheAmitofoCharityAssociationExecutiveCommitteeBoardACA,theNoordhoffCraniofacialFoundationNCF,Zhi-ShanFoundationZSFTaiwan,andtheGardenofHopeFoundationGOH. <br/><br/>Attheceremony,DirectorGeneralLaipraisedTaiwan’sdiverseanddynamicNGOs,whichhaveflourishedthankstosocialprogress,economicgrowth,anddemocratictransformationoverthepastdecades.Taiwan’sNGOshaveactivelypromotedinternationalcooperationanddevelopmentassistanceprogramsthroughengagementwithinternationalorganizationsandparticipationininternationalconferences.Inrecentyears,Taiwan’sNGOshaveexcelledatfulfillingtheirobligationsandresponsibilitiesasmembersoftheinternationalcommunity,especiallyinsuchareasashumanitarianassistance,medicalservices,genderequality,andeducationalexchanges,hesaid.TheircollectiveeffortshavealsoincreasedTaiwan’svisibilityandenhancedTaiwan’simageinternationally. <br/><br/>OnbehalfofMOFA,DirectorGeneralLaiexpressedappreciationandesteemfortheinternationalcooperationeffortsofthefiveNGOsovertheyears,whichhavehelpedpromoteTaiwan’ssoftpowerandwarmpower.HeaddedthatMOFAwillcontinuetostrengthencooperationwithpartnerNGOstoboostparticipationintheworldcommunityandallowTaiwantoshine. <br/><br/>Cooperationagreementsweresignedforthefollowingfiveprojects:<br/>1.TheIndiaWater,Sanitation,andHygieneWASHProjectinSarjapur,India,tobeconductedbyGoodNeighborsTaiwan,willconstructwellsandwatertowers,aswellasholdingdrinkingwatereducationalactivitiestoreducewater-bornedisease,increasethenumberofpeoplewithaccesstocleandrinkingwater,andimprovelocalsanitaryconditionsingeneral.<br/>2.TheTraditionalChineseOverseasTeachingProject,anongoingprogramrunjointlybyPu-hseinEducationalFoundationandtheACA,willplaceTaiwaneseteachersinsevenprimaryandsecondaryschoolsestablishedbyAmitofoCareCentersinEswatini,Lesotho,Madagascar,Malawi,Mozambique,andNamibia.Theproject,whichteachesAfricanorphansTaiwaneseculture,Mandarin,andtraditionalChinesecharacters,hasbenefitedover9,000studentssinceitsinceptionin2013.<br/><br/>3.The2020NewSouthboundPolicyCountriesNCFSeedMedicalPractitionerTrainingProgram,incooperationwithChangGungMemorialHospital,willbringregionalmedicalprofessionalstoTaiwantolearnthelatesttechnologyandinvitephysiciansfromtheregiontoparticipateintheAsia-PacificCraniofacialAnnualConferencetobenefitfromTaiwan’sexperienceandtechnology.Thiswillenhancethecraniofacialmedicalenvironmentandqualityintheregion,aswellaspromotingbilateralandmultilateralmedicalandhealthcooperation.<br/><br/>4.The2020CentralVietnamReadingPromotionProject:Taiwan-VietnamEnhancedCooperationPlan,conductedbyZSFTaiwan,willinviteVietnameseeducationofficialsandeducatorstoTaiwanforvisitingschools.TaiwaneseeducatorswillalsovisitVietnamtoevaluatetheresultsofthereadingpromotionproject’steacher-trainingprogram.Additionally,TaiwanandVietnamwillcollaboratetodeveloplocalizedteachingmaterialstoenhanceexchangesandcooperationinacademicandeducationalfields.Throughthisproject,ZSFTaiwanhasbeenpromotingreadingforthepast11yearsandhasestablishedreadingroomsandconductedteachertrainingin200localprimaryschoolsincentralVietnam. <br/><br/>5.TheGOH2020AsianGirlEmpowermentProjectwillholdhuman-rightsadvocacytechnologycampsandhosttheAsianGirlsAwardstoenhancegender-equalityeducation.Throughtheproject,theGOHwillshareTaiwan’sexperienceandachievementsinwomen’sempowermentandyouthhumanrightswithAsiancountriesandtheinternationalcommunity.<br/><br/>Attheceremony,theNGOrepresentativesintroducedtheirprojectsandreceivedfeedback.Attendeesbrainstormedmethodstobetterintegratetheresourcesofboththepublicandprivatesectorssoastosynergizeeffortsandachievepublicdiplomacyobjectives.E</p>圖說：外交部NGO國際事務會賴銘琪執行長（中）與其他組織簽署人（持協議書自左起）好鄰居協會謝冠雄、至善基金會洪智杰、勵馨基金會王玥好、羅慧夫基金會王金英執行長、阿彌陀佛關懷協會陳阡惠、普賢基金會林青嶔合影。.jpghttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/171473/8a23ae8e-798f-4d35-87b9-5c685494217a.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=91706FinalselectionresultsannouncementforTaiwanteamrepresentingTaiwaninthe2020CannesLionsInternationalFestivalofCreativityYoungLionscompetitionsponsoredbytheMinistryofForeignAffairsDecember12,2019<br/>No.91<br/><br/>ToencourageyoungpeoplefromTaiwantofindcreativewaystopromoteTaiwanontheworldstage,theMinistryofForeignAffairshasteamedupwiththeCannesLionsInternationalFestivalofCreativity’srepresentativeorganizationinTaiwanforthefifthtime,inselectingteamsfromAugust27toDecember3torepresentTaiwanaspartoftheYoungLionsfilmcompetitionatthefestival.TheresultsoftheselectionwereannouncedatTamkangUniversityonDecember8.Thisyear,teamswereaskedtoshowcaseTaiwan’seffortsinachievingtheUnitedNationssustainabledevelopmentgoalsandtherewasanunprecedentednumberofentriesthisyear,with85teamstakingpartandover100shortvideossubmitted.ThreeteamspickedtorepresentTaiwanbyajuryofexperts:<br/><br/>Firstprize:‘ThePen’<br/>Nameofentrants:TsaiKun-ting&HsuChia-chen<br/>Teamname:WundermanThompsonTaipei<br/>Secondprize:‘WasteMan-WheredoesawasteofspacelikemegowhenIdie?’<br/>Nameofentrants:ChianYa-ting&YehSi-you<br/>Teamname:1421<br/>Thirdprize:‘MakeLandSmile,StartFromTaiwan’<br/>Nameofentrants:LinChia-hsuan&TsengFan-hao<br/>TeamName:YanjingxLianguang<br/><br/>ChungYi-tingandGungChun-kang’sentryinthestudentcategoryalsoreceivedhighpraisefromthejury.TheMinistryofForeignAffairswillawardeachofthethreewinningteamsintheprofessionalcategoryNT$250,000,toattendtheinternationalcompetitionattheCannesLionsInternationalFestivalofCreativityinFranceinJuneof2020.<br/><br/>Thisyear,weinvitedNadyaKirillova,thecreativedirectorofJapan’sDentsuTeamBandCarlosAndresRodriguezandJuanPabloGarcia,thecreativedirectorandgeneralbusinessdirectorofMullenLoweSSP3toserveonourjury.<br/><br/>Entriesinthisyear’sselectionprocesshavealreadybeenuploadedtotheMinistryofForeignAffairs’TrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelhttps://reurl.cc/A1Lzbj.E0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=91705MinistryofForeignAffairsreleasesshortfilm‘RidingtheWind’,onTaiwan’simplementationoftheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChangeNovember25,2019<br/>No.87<br/><br/>InordertogalvanizefriendlyvoicesintheinternationalcommunitytocallforTaiwan’sparticipationatthisyear’sUNFCCCConferenceofParties,whichwillopenonDecember2inMadrid,theMinistryofForeignAffairspublishedtheshortfilm‘RidingtheWind’onNovember25.ThevideoconcernsTaiwan’slandmarkconstructionofitsfirstoffshorewindfarm,explainingthatTaiwannotonlysharestheobjectivesoftheUNFCCC,butalsoputtingthemintopractice,andthatTaiwanisfullyimplementingthereductionofglobalcarbonemissions.Thevideoissubtitledin10languages,Mandarin,English,Japanese,Spanish,French,German,Vietnamese,Thai,IndonesianandRussian,andisnowliveandbeingbroadcastedaroundtheworld.<br/><br/>Thefilmstartswithanarrationdescribinghowtheearthhasprovidedtheresourceswhichhavefueledthedevelopmentofhumancivilization,andhowthedemandforpoweramidthisdevelopmenthasexactedaheavytollontheenvironment.Giventheglobalclimatechallengesweface,asaresponsibleglobalstakeholder,Taiwanmustmakechoicesthatwillensuresustainabledevelopmentforfuturegenerations.Thefilmalsoincludestheperspectivesoftwopeoplewhoworkwiththesubjectoftheseaandwind,indocumentarystyle,pointingtothepioneeringroleTaiwanhastakeninAsiaintermsofwindpower.Theoverlappingimagesofgreenenergyandscenesfromliferepresenthowhumanscanflourishinharmonywithnature,andhowenergytransitionisn’tjustaglobaltrend,butalsoasignofTaiwan’sactiontoprotecttheenvironmentgoingforward.<br/><br/>MOFAwelcomestowatchtheshortfilmontheMinistryofForeignAffairs’TrendingTaiwanYouTubechannel,theTrendingTaiwanFacebookpage,theMOFAFacebookpageortheMOFATaiwanInstagramaccount.E<br/><br/>Links:<br/>TrendingTaiwanYouTubechannel:<ahref="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4yFGrMYnnRusraegYMIauw">[link] </a><br/>TrendingTaiwanFacebookpage:<ahref="https://www.facebook.com/trendingtaiwan/">[link]</a><br/>MinistryofForeignAffairs,ROCTaiwanFacebookpage:<ahref="https://www.facebook.com/mofa.gov.tw">[link]</a> <br/>MOFA_TaiwanInstagramaccount:<ahref="https://www.instagram.com/mofa_taiwan/">[link]</a><br/> 0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34256MOFAlaunchesco-producedTVshowswithbroadcastersfromNewSouthboundPolicytargetcountriesOctober22,2019<br/>No.076<br/><br/>Aspartofthegovernment’screativeandpeople-orientedapproachtotheNewSouthboundPolicy,theMinistryofForeignAffairshascollaboratedwithfourpopularbroadcastersfromIndia,thePhilippines,ThailandandVietnam,respectively,toproduceprimetimeTVshowsshowcasingTaiwan.Presentedinlocallanguagesandmadeentirelyonlocationbythechannels’in-houseproductionteams,theprogramsarehostedbyfamousfacesandtailoredtothetastesoftheirrespectiveaudiences.<br/><br/>MOFAViceMinisterMiguelLi-jeyTsaowasonhandattheproject’slaunchceremonyOct.22attheGrandHotelinTaipeiCity.Alsoinattendanceweremembersoftheproductionteamsfromco-producersIndia’sZeeTV,thePhilippines’CNN,Thailand’sChannel5andVietnam’sHTV.<br/><br/>Usingthetheme“EmbracingTaiwan,”eachbroadcastershottwo30-minuteepisodesinhighdefinitionfocusingonthesharedtraitsbetweenTaiwanandtheirhomecountry.Forexample,ZeeTV’sshowexaminesTaiwan’sdynamichigh-techandagriculturalindustries,CNNillustratesthenation’sdiversemusicandfoodcultures,Channel5takesaudiencesonajourneythroughthecountry’sstunninglandscapesandwelcomingcommunities,andHTVgoesin-depthonsocialprogramsandgreentechnology.<br/> <br/>Theshowsintroducegovernmentpoliciessuchasthevisa-waiverprogramforNSPtargetcountries,five-plus-twoinnovativeindustriesinitiativeandForward-lookingInfrastructureDevelopmentProgram.Inaddition,viewerscanlearnabouthowthegovernmentisworkingtopreventAfricanswinefeverandfoot-and-mouthdiseaseinTaiwan,aswellasthereformsthatledtothecountry’sremovalfromtheEuropeanCommission’swarninglistforillegal,unreportedandunregulatedfishing.<br/><br/>AllfilmingwascompletedinSeptemberandOctober.SettoairinNovember,theprogramswillpresentTaiwan’sdiversecultureswhilecoveringeverythingfromculinarydelightstoeco-tourism.TheseshowswillenableviewersfromeachoftheparticipatingcountriestolearnmoreaboutTaiwan,helpingtodrivedemandforfuturecollaborationsandexchanges.E0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34255MOFAreleasesshortfilm‘ForaSeamlessSky’,callsforsupportfromtheinternationalcommunityforTaiwan’sinclusioninICAOSeptember19,2019<br/>No.065<br/> <br/>Asthe40thassemblyoftheInternationalCivilAviationOrganizationICAOisbeingheldonSept.24,2019,attheorganization’sMontrealheadquarters,theMinistryofForeignAffairsMOFAhasreleasedapromotionalshort—‘ForaSeamlessSky’—targetingtheinternationalcommunity.Theshortdepictshowthroughouttheirlivessomekidsworkwithdeterminationtowardsthedreamofbeingabletoflyandthenfinallyrealizethisgoal;atthesametimethefilmsetsouttoshowhowTaiwanisanimportantpartneringlobalandregionalcivilianairandflightcontrolnetworksandhasboththeabilityandthewilltotakeanactivepartinICAO.<br/> <br/>Thechildrenfoldpaperplanes,suggestingtheirbuddingdesiretofly,andthenweseethemolderexploringandresearchingplanes,thenplayingwitharemote-controlplane,showinghowmuchtheyyearntobeabletofly,untilonedaytheybecomeapilotandtaketotheskies.Theirlivesaredividedintothreedifferentparts:dreaming,stickingdeterminedlytoagoalandeventuallyrealizingit.ThisreflectsTaiwan’sdesiretoparticipateinICAO,andthehopethatICAOwillseetheneedforTaiwan’sexpertiseintheorganization,tohelpICAOreachtheirobjectiveofaseamlessskyandtomaketheiradvocacyfor‘NoOneLeftBehind’areality.<br/> <br/>AccordingtotheCivilAeronauticsAdministration,theTaipeiFlightInformationRegionFIRservedmorethan1,750,000flightsand68,900,000visitorsin2018andeveryweekover2,800flightsdepartfromTaiwanto149citiesallovertheworld.ThescaleofourairtransportsystemandouralignmentwithICAOstandardsinourflightcontrolservicesarecrucialtothedevelopmentoftheglobalairtransportindustry,showingTaiwanisanimportantpartnerintheglobalandregionalcivilianairtransportnetworks,andthenecessityofTaiwanreceivingflightinformationinstepwithothercountriesaroundtheworld.<br/> <br/>MOFAissuggesting,withthisshortfilm,thatTaiwanhastheexpertiseandthewilltomakeacontributiontoensuringcivilianairsafetyintheregionandaroundtheworldandcallsforeveryonearoundtheglobetosupportTaiwan’sparticipationtomakeICAO’sobjectiveofaseamlessskyareality.<br/> <br/>TheshortalsofeaturesarealsceneofanairtrafficcontrollerprovidingflightinformationtoapilotatTaoyuanInternationalAirport.TheshortfilmwillbeuploadedtoMOFA’sTrendingTaiwanYouTubechannelandtheministry’sownFacebookandInstagramPagesinninelanguages,whereviewersfromaroundtheworldcanwatchitandsharewithfriends.<br/> <br/>Links:<br/><ahref="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4yFGrMYnnRusraegYMIauw">TrendingTaiwanYouTube</a><br/><ahref="https://www.facebook.com/trendingtaiwan/">TrendingTaiwanFacebookPage</a><br/><ahref="https://www.facebook.com/mofa.gov.tw">MinistryofForeignAffairsFacebookPage</a><br/><ahref="https://www.instagram.com/mofa_taiwan/">MinistryofForeignAffairsInstagramAccount</a><br/>E0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=342545thTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionopenforsubmissionsAugust30,2019<br/>No.059<br/><br/>TheMinistryofForeignAffairsisacceptingsubmissionsfortheTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionfromAugust31untilOctober16.IfyoulikemakingshortfilmsandhaveapassionforTaiwan,youarewelcometoenter,regardlessofyourageornationality!<br/><br/>Thisyearwe’veputthefocusonoriginalitytoencouragemorecreativestotakepart.Tothisend,we’veincreasedtheweightingforcreativityofthescriptinthejudgingcriteria,soyou’llbeasimaginativeaspossibleinweavingthemovingmomentsyouencounterineverydaylifeinTaiwanintoastoryonthebigscreenthatgivestheworldadifferentviewofTaiwan!<br/><br/>TheprizepoolfortheFifthTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetitionisNT$530,000,withthefirst-placewinnersettoreceiveaprizeofNT$200,000,thetwosecond-placeentriesNT$60,000each,thethreethird-placeentriesNT$30,000each,andtheauthorsofthesixpiecesawardedadistinctionNT$20,000each.Aswellascreativityofthescript,theotherjudgingcriteriainclude,thesubmission’scentraltheme,thenarrativetechniqueemployedandtechnicalaspectssuchascameraworkandeditingtechniques.TwentyfilmswillbeshortlistedandthewinnerswillbeannouncedatanawardsceremonyNovember6.<br/><br/>TheMinistryofForeignAffairslauncheditsTrendingTaiwanchannelonYouTubeinJuly2015inordertoadvanceditsdigitaldiplomacyefforts,andholdsashortfilmcompetitioneveryyear.ThewinningentriesaresubtitledinavarietyoflanguagesandpromotedontheMinistrywebsiteandsocialmediaaccountstoaninternationalaudience,aspartofTaiwan’ssoftpowerstrategy.<br/><br/>Overthefouryearsthatwe’veheldthecompetitiontodate,we’vereceivedover400entries,withentrantsfromcountriesasvariedasFrance,India,MalaysiaandSwitzerland,onawideanddiverserangeofsubjectmatter.It’soneofthemostimportantcreativeshortfilmcompetitionsheldbyanygovernmentagency.Formoredetails,pleasevisittheofficialwebsiteofthecompetitionatthefollowinglink: https://web.cheers.com.tw/trending-taiwan/2019/en_index.php ETheFifthTrendingTaiwanShortFilmCompetition.jpghttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/170057/3b850fc7-63f9-44a2-af0c-4219c4a273ea.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34253MOFApresentsnationalflagtoFormosaCircusArtatpressconferencepriortoNewSouthboundPolicyCulturalTour<spanstyle="font-size:16px;"><spanstyle="font-family:timesnewroman,times,serif;">June19,2019<br/>No.037<br/><br/>InordertoenhancebilateralrelationsandculturalexchangeswithNewSouthboundPolicypartnercountries,theMinistryofForeignAffairshasinvitedFormosaCircusArtFOCAtoperformintheIndonesiancitiesofJakartaandSurabaya,aswellastheIndiancitiesofChennaiandNewDelhi,fromJune25toJuly7.AtapretourpressconferenceheldJune19,DeputyMinisterofForeignAffairsKellyWu-chiaoHsiehpresentedthenationalflagtoFOCA’sDirectorLinChih-wei,whowillbeleadingthetour.<br/> <br/>DeputyMinisterHsiehsaidtheNewSouthboundPolicyisapriorityforTaiwanandthegovernmentplacesgreatimportanceoncooperationandfriendshipwithcountriesintheIndo-Pacificregion.HeaddedthatMOFAhasinvitedFOCAtoperforminIndonesiaandIndiawiththeaimofdeepeningfriendshipandmutualunderstandingbetweenTaiwanandthesecountries,thuspavingthewayforstrongerpartnershipsanddiplomaticrelations.<br/> <br/>FOCAwasfoundedeightyearsago,takingitsnamefromthePortuguesedescriptionofTaiwanIlhaFormosa.Ithascombinedtraditionalarts,localarts,streetarts,andtheaterartstocreateauniquecircusartthatreflectsTaiwan’srichculturaldiversity.IthasconductedseveraltoursoverseasundertheauspicesoftheTaiwangovernmentandistheonlyTaiwanesetroupetohavebeeninvitedtoparticipateinbothFrance’sFestivald’AvignonandtheUnitedKingdom’sEdinburghFestivalFringe.Foreignmediahavecalledit“Taiwan’sCirqueduSoleil,”duetoitsyouthfulvibeandcreativity.Unafraidofhardship,FOCAartistsembodythehardworkingTaiwanesespiritastheyintroduceTaiwan’scircusartsintheworldarena.<br/> <br/>InordertopromotetheNewSouthboundPolicyandadvancebilateralexchanges,FOCAwillincorporateTaiwaneseculturalelementsinitsperformancesinIndonesiaandIndia.ProminentpoliticalfiguresaswellasleadersinotherlocalsectorswillattendtheperformancesattheinvitationofMOFAanditsfourpertinentoverseasoffices,whichwillhelppublicizeTaiwan’sdiverseandsophisticatedperformingartsandculturalsoftpower.E</span></span><br/><br/><br/> 圖一外交部政務次長謝武樵於「福爾摩沙馬戲團─新南向雙印巡演」致詞.jpghttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/169753/9c424965-7366-46af-b398-a751fc4a38ba.jpg;圖二外交部政務次長謝武樵授旗予團長林智偉先生.jpghttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/169753/fc4ca938-6b38-4bd9-9195-32209da54af9.jpg;圖三「福爾摩沙馬戲團」於外交部現場表演.jpghttps://ws.mofa.gov.tw/001/Upload/OldFile/RelPic/1127/169753/d5b4495a-7fdc-4436-a5ea-a58dffddc12b.jpg;0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34252TaipeiGuestHouseopenhouseactivitiesforMay2019May10,2019<br/>No.024<br/><br/>TheTaipeiGuestHousewillbeopentothepubliconSunday,May12,from8AMto4PMlastadmission3:30PM.InCelebrationofMother’sDay,theMinistryofForeignAffairswillprepare1,500carnationsforfemalevisitors.<br/><br/>Builtin1901,theTaipeiGuestHouseservedastheofficialresidenceoftheJapanesegovernor-generalofTaiwan.FollowingtheendofWorldWarII,thegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwantookchargeofthebuilding,brieflyturningitintotheofficialresidenceoftheTaiwanprovincialgovernor.ThebuildingwasnamedtheTaipeiGuestHousein1950andhassinceservedasavenueforreceivingguestsandholdingstatebanquets.IthasbornetestimonytoTaiwan’sprogressovermorethanacentury.UndercarefulpreservationbytheMinistryofForeignAffairs,itsfurnishingsanddecorationsremainasbeautifulandexquisiteasever,whileitsWestern-stylefrontgardenandJapanese-stylewatergardenhavewithstoodthepassageoftime.VisitorsarewelcometotourthisexampleofarchitecturebuiltduringtheJapaneseruleofTaiwan.<br/><br/>Toprotectthehistoricsiteandensurethequalityoftours,visitorsareadvisedtoobservetheGuidelinesforVisitingtheTaipeiGuestHouse.Photographyispermittedinsidethebuildingaslongasorderismaintainedandthehistoricsiteissecure.Theuseofflashandtripods,aswellasthetouchingofartifacts,isprohibitedtoensurethepreservationofthisnationalhistoricsite.<br/><br/>ThePresidentialOfficeBuildingwillalsobeopentothepubliconthesameday.Forvisitors’informationandthelatestnews,pleasevisittheofficialwebsiteoftheTaipeiGuestHousehttps://www.mofa.gov.tw/entgh.E0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34251TaipeiGuestHouseopenhouseactivitiesforMarch2019March21,2019<br/>No.013<br/><br/>TheTaipeiGuestHousewillbeopentothepubliconSunday,March24andSunday,March31,from8amto4pmlastadmission3:30pm.EventsforthedayincludethescreeningofthefilmArchitecturalSplendorofaHundredYearsandtheexhibitionTheTaipeiGuestHouse:OneCentury’sStory.<br/><br/>Builtin1901,theTaipeiGuestHouseservedastheofficialresidenceoftheJapanesegovernor-generalofTaiwan.FollowingtheendofWorldWarII,thegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwantookchargeofthebuilding,brieflyturningitintotheofficialresidenceoftheTaiwanprovincialgovernor.ThebuildingwasnamedtheTaipeiGuestHousein1950andhassinceservedasavenueforreceivingguestsandholdingstatebanquets.IthasbornetestimonytoTaiwan’sprogressovermorethanacentury.UndercarefulpreservationbytheMinistryofForeignAffairs,itsfurnishingsanddecorationsremainasbeautifulandexquisiteasever,whileitsWestern-stylefrontgardenandJapanese-stylewatergardenhavewithstoodthepassageoftime.VisitorsarewelcometotourthisexampleofarchitecturebuiltduringtheJapaneseruleofTaiwan.<br/><br/>Toprotectthehistoricsiteandensurethequalityoftours,visitorsareadvisedtoobservetheGuidelinesforVisitingtheTaipeiGuestHouse.Photographyispermittedinsidethebuildingaslongasorderismaintainedandthehistoricsiteissecure.Theuseofflashandtripods,aswellasthetouchingofartifacts,isprohibitedtoensurethepreservationofthisnationalhistoricsite.<br/><br/>AsthisyearmarksthecentennialofthePresidentialOfficeBuilding,aspecialexhibitionhasbeenpreparedforthepublic’senjoymentatthebuilding’sopenhouseonMarch24.Forvisitors’informationandthelatestnews,pleasevisittheofficialwebsiteoftheTaipeiGuestHousehttps://www.mofa.gov.tw/entgh.ThelatestnewsmayalsobeaccessedonMOFA’sFacebookpagewww.facebook.com/mofa.gov.tw.E0https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1331&s=34250TaipeiGuestHouseopenhouseactivitiesforFebruary2019February15,2019<br/>No.010<br/><br/>TheTaipeiGuestHousewillbeopentothepubliconSaturday,February16,from8amto4pmlastadmission3:30pm.Eventsforthedayincludethescreeningofthefilm<em>ArchitecturalSplendorofaHundredYears</em>andtheexhibition<em>TheTaipeiGuestHouse:OneCentury’sStory</em>.<br/> <br/>Builtin1901,theTaipeiGuestHouseservedastheofficialresidenceoftheJapanesegovernor-generalofTaiwan.FollowingtheendofWorldWarII,thegovernmentoftheRepublicofChinaTaiwantookchargeofthebuilding,brieflyturningitintotheofficialresidenceoftheTaiwanprovincialgovernor.ThebuildingwasnamedtheTaipeiGuestHousein1950andhassinceservedasavenueforreceivingguestsandholdingstatebanquets.IthasbornetestimonytoTaiwan’sprogressovermorethanacentury.UndercarefulpreservationbytheMinistryofForeignAffairs,itsfurnishingsanddecorationsremainasbeautifulandexquisiteasever,whileitsWestern-stylefrontgardenandJapanese-stylewatergardenhavewithstoodthepassageoftime.VisitorsarewelcometotourthisexampleofarchitecturebuiltduringtheJapaneseruleofTaiwan.<br/> <br/>Toprotectthehistoricsiteandensurethequalityoftours,visitorsareadvisedtoobservetheGuidelinesforVisitingtheTaipeiGuestHouse.Photographyispermittedinsidethebuildingaslongasorderismaintainedandthehistoricsiteissecure.Theuseofflashandtripods,aswellasthetouchingofartifacts,isprohibitedtoensurethepreservationofthisnationalhistoricsite.<br/> <br/>ThePresidentialOfficeBuildingwillalsobeopentothepubliconthesameday.Forvisitors’informationandthelatestnews,pleasevisittheofficialwebsiteof<ahref="https://www.mofa.gov.tw/entgh"><strong>theTaipeiGuestHouse</strong></a>https://www.mofa.gov.tw/entgh.Thelatestnewsmayalsobeaccessedon<strong><ahref="http://www.facebook.com/mofa.gov.tw">MOFA’sFacebookpage</a></strong>www.facebook.com/mofa.gov.tw.E