Taiwan, US seek to counter BeijingBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterChina’s foreign influence campaigns have damaged democratic institutions, but Taiwan will continue to work with the US and like-minded partners to counter Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The ministry made the statement in response to a speech by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Wednesday. The logo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pictured at the ministry in Taipei in an undated photograph. CCP campaigns targeting state-level officials have been in full swing for years and are increasing in intensity, Pompeo said. He had helped arrange for Minister Without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) to appear on the show and discuss Taiwan’s response to COVID-19, he said.

Source: Taipei Times September 25, 2020 15:56 UTC