Today’s Double Ten speech declares the country’s position. Lai: Be firm and responsible and safeguard peace across the Taiwan Strait.

President Lai Chengde will attend the National Day Convention in front of the Presidential Palace today and deliver a speech. It is understood that the president will explain to the people that Taiwan's economic performance, which has broken many historical records this year, will be transformed into welfare policies shared by all people. Regarding regional security across the Taiwan Strait and China issues, the president will also clearly state the country's position on Taiwan's role as a responsible international actor.

Regarding China's coercive actions, Lai Ching-te said solemnly: "China continues to use military and gray zone operations to exert pressure in an attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. In the face of authoritarian expansion, Taiwan's persistence is not only related to its own survival, but also related to whether the international community still believes that force cannot override rules, and power cannot deprive the people of their right to determine the future."

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Taiwan is committed to maintaining the status quo and not being undermined by China

The President will use this to explain that Taiwan is committed to maintaining the status quo and not being undermined by China. It not only survives as a country, but also abides by the international order and rules. The core of international rules are the universal norms established after World War II that ensure that human freedom and peace cannot be deprived by violence or coercion.

US President Trump recently met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and President Lai expressed from the perspective of the Democratic Alliance: "We are happy to see the United States and China manage competition through dialogue and reduce the risk of conflict and war. However, we must also point out that to maintain regional security, peace and stability, we must not only correctly understand historical development and never allow the distortion of World War II history, but also respect the right of the Taiwanese people to survive, and we must combine the common strength of democratic countries in the Indo-Pacific region to prevent the status quo of regional peace and stability from being changed." Echoing.

On the one hand, the president supports all efforts to reduce risks and hopes that Beijing will return to the track of a rules-based international order. At the same time, he also points out the regional risks posed by Beijing's unilateral actions that distort the history of World War II and intend to subvert existing international rules and stable status quo.

President Lai will declare: "Taiwan will demonstrate its determination not to let authoritarianism erode democracy, not to let fear replace freedom, and to take firm and responsible actions to protect the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific." He reiterated that Taiwan will continue to work with the international community to ensure the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific, demonstrating that Taiwan is becoming increasingly indispensable in regional geography and international supply chains. While its overall national strength is rapidly increasing, it is also an international partner that can be trusted and cooperated.