Tsai Calls for Closer Security Ties With Australia
President Tsai Ing-wen has called for greater security cooperation between Taiwan and Australia while meeting with former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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00:00 President Tsai Ing-wen has called for closer security ties between Taiwan and Australia.
00:05 Here's what she said.
00:07 Taiwan will continue to strengthen our security cooperation with Australia and other democracies
00:12 that share similar ideals, and jointly maintain our region's freedom and prosperity.
00:17 Tsai was speaking with Australia's former Prime Minister Scott Morrison,
00:22 who is making his first ever trip to Taiwan.
00:24 Morrison said, "Australia supports a resilient Taiwan,
00:28 along with efforts to prevent violence or aggression in the region."
00:31 Morrison is in the country for a two-day international forum organized by Taiwan's foreign ministry.