Japanese Representative Keiji Furuya led the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance to visit Taiwan and held a press conference this morning. (Photo taken by reporter Fang Bin)
President Lai Ching-tak mentioned building a "city on a hill" in his National Day speech yesterday. Keiji Furuya, president of the "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance", said today (11th) that the "city on a hill" statement made him feel Lai Ching-te's awareness of protecting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific; Taiwan and Japan should maintain close ties in defense cooperation and accelerate drone exchanges and cooperation.
The "Japanese-Chinese Parliamentarians' Symposium" was renamed as the "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance" in June this year. It organized a delegation to visit Taiwan for the first time and held a press conference this morning.
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Keiji Furuya explained that the visiting delegation consisted of 27 senators and representatives. After arriving in Taiwan on the 9th, he had a meal and exchanges with the "Three Three Meetings"; on the morning of the 10th, he attended my country's National Day Convention and called on President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Meiqin after the meeting; in the afternoon, he went to Kaohsiung to inspect the N700ST new generation train that Taiwan High Speed Rail purchased from Japan's Shinkansen in July; on the evening of the 10th, he had a meal with Hsieh Chang-ting, president of the Taiwan Japan Relations Association; and at noon today, he will have a meal with Legislative Yuan Han Guoyu.
Keiji Furuya: Taiwan’s future must be decided by the Taiwanese people themselves
Talking about President Lai's speech at the National Day Conference yesterday, Keiji Furuya said that he was deeply impressed by Lai's mention that "the masters of this country (Taiwan) are the people" and that Taiwan's future must be determined by the Taiwanese people themselves.
"I feel that Lai Qingde has the consciousness to protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific."
In response to Lai's mention of building a "city on a hill," Keiji Furuya said that based on this statement, he felt that Lai had the consciousness to protect peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.
Keiji Furuya said that Taiwan and Japan must maintain close ties in terms of defense cooperation. The Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance also has a relevant task force to study Taiwan-Japan defense exchanges. In addition, Taiwan has advanced experience and technology in the field of drones, and Japan has parts advantages. The two sides can leverage each other's advantages to accelerate exchanges and cooperation.
Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance promotes exchanges between US, Japan and Taiwan military bands in June and is exchanging views with AIT
On the other hand, when Keiji Furuya attended the Yushan Forum in March this year, he mentioned the idea of promoting cultural exchanges between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the Taiwanese military and the US military bands. Furuya further explained today that when the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance convenes its general meeting in June, it has decided to promote exchanges between U.S.-Japan-Taiwan military bands and is exchanging views with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). The theme has not yet been determined.
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