
AI-generated summary
President Lai Ching-te delivered a speech on National Day, focusing on cross-strait relations and regional security. The speech quoted the metaphor of "Taiwan, a city on a hill, salt on the ground, light on the world", and pointed out that China continues to use military and gray zone operations to exert pressure in an attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department later expressed that it was pleased to see Lai Qingde's commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
President Lai Ching-te delivered a National Day speech on the 10th, "Taiwan is a city on a hill, salt on the ground, and light in the world." He pointed out that China continues to use military and gray zone operations to exert pressure in an attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, while Taiwan takes firm and responsible actions to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific. According to the Central News Agency, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department stated that it was pleased to see Lai Ching-te's commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in his speech on October 10.
Bu Ruizhe: Lai looks at potential threats pragmatically
Ruizhe, former chairman of the board of directors of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and now a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington, said that he was impressed by Lai's moderate tone when talking about cross-strait relations. Lai viewed potential threats pragmatically, but was also open to dialogue.
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In response to Lai Ching-te's speech that distortion of the history of World War II will never be tolerated, Grace Glasweis, director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund, a Washington think tank, said she agreed with what Lai Ching-te said and analyzed that Lai Ching-te seemed to be warning that stable management of U.S.-China relations should not be based on accepting the historical narrative of the People's Republic of China. President Lai's mention that "the Taiwanese people's right to exist must be respected" is closely related to this warning about history, and seems to be directed at Beijing and Washington.
Keiji Furuya: Taiwan-Japan defense cooperation must be close
Keiji Furuya, president of the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance, also said yesterday that the phrase "city on a hill" made him feel Lai's awareness of protecting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific.
Keiji Furuya also 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, while Japan is good at parts. The two sides can leverage each other's advantages to accelerate exchanges and cooperation.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Taiwan and Japan will launch a drone technology exchange and cooperation project in the next few months.
Likely · Within months
The United States will continue to pay close attention to the situation in the Taiwan Strait and may reiterate its support for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait through diplomatic or military channels.
Very likely · Within weeks

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