Vice premier meets with Japan ruling party secretary-generalStaff Writer, with CNAVice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) yesterday paid a visit to Toshimitsu Motegi, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo. Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan, left, and Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi react during a meeting at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo yesterday. Cheng expressed gratitude to Japan for its donation of the 4.2 million vaccine doses, pointing out that the figure accounts for about 20 percent of Taiwan’s population. Cheng added that Taiwan and Japan have shared values and extremely close trade ties, and also face common geopolitical challenges. Yesterday afternoon, Cheng also visited contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s 3DIC R&D Center in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.
