US support to Taiwan not for granted: HouStaff Writer, with CNANew Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜), the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) presidential candidate, who is on an eight-day trip in the US, on Friday said that he would not take Washington’s support of Taiwan for granted. Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Hou You-yi, fourth left, poses for a picture next to a statue of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen at Columbus Park in New York on Friday. During his stay in New York, Hou also met with a group of overseas Taiwanese and told them he was determined to protect the Republic of China (ROC) and pass on Chinese culture to future generations. After his trip to New York, Hou is to visit Washington from tomorrow to Tuesday to meet with AIT Chair Laura Rosenberger as well as academics from the Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation, and US lawmakers. The trip to the US has been described by Hou’s office as a “journey of dialogue and deepening friendship.”

Source: Taipei Times September 16, 2023 21:39 UTC