TPP chairman, officials meet with Japanese lawmakersSTRONG TIES: Taiwan and Japan share democratic values and have an amicable relationship, offering assistance to each other during times of calamity, the TPP saidBy Lin Che-yuan and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe high-level “Mingteh Project” (明德專案) national security meeting between US, Japanese and Taiwanese officials should be resumed, as the rise of China threatens neighboring countries, Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) said at a meeting with a Japanese delegation in Taipei on Wednesday. Taiwan People’s Party Chairman Ko Wen-je, front row center, gestures along with party members and a visiting Japanese delegation in Taipei on Wednesday. Taiwan and Japan support each other in times of hardship and share one of the closest bilateral relations, Ko said. Meanwhile, the TPP press release said Huang met with a number of politicians during her trip to the US last week that included visits to think tanks. After the meeting, Ko used the TPP’s fifth-anniversary memorial beer to drink a toast with the guests for the friendship between Taiwan and Japan.
