Island of Resilience: A Better Taiwan for the World

For more than two years now, the COVID-19 pandemic has been deeply affecting the whole world. Thanks to the cooperation from Taiwanese people and solidarity in looking out for one another, Taiwan’s pandemic prevention efforts have earned global recognition in comparison with many other countries.

Taiwan already holds a key position in the fields of semiconductors and information and communications technology hardware and software. We must quickly catch up in other fields to ensure our strong footing.

More importantly, we believe building democratic resilience is key to safeguarding Taiwan. Our primary task in this regard is to make our commitment to a free and democratic system an unbreakable national consensus. We should unanimously and resolutely stand behind our free and democratic system, no matter how much external pressure we face.

Going forward, we will continue to strengthen fact-checking mechanisms targeting disinformation, enhance the transparency and accessibility of information, and help our people more effectively distinguish fact from fiction to neutralize the threat of information warfare.

The other part of this work is to continue deepening Taiwan’s international cooperation and close ties with democratic allies. As the expansion of authoritarianism has gradually come to threaten the global order, friends from across the world have traveled to Taiwan to express their heartwarming support. In fact, Taiwan is now receiving more international attention than ever before.

Taiwan has become an important global symbol of democracy and freedom. The international community fully understands that upholding Taiwan’s security means upholding regional stability and democratic values. The destruction of Taiwan’s democracy and freedom would be a grave defeat for the world’s democracies.

Our democracy is not just about defining Taiwan’s international role for the rest of the world; it is our core strategy for strengthening Taiwan’s social resilience.