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As the former president, Tsai Ing-wen recently completed her visit to the United States, during which she visited Stanford University, the Hoover Institution and Silicon Valley, communicated with people in academia, technology, industry and national security fields, and interacted with overseas Taiwanese.
"I'm back in Taiwan." Former President Tsai Ing-wen ended her visit to the United States and returned to the country early this morning. Before taking the flight, Tsai Ing-wen specially bought a "carbon halo artifact" rice ball to have a good rest. After arriving in Taiwan, she also shared that the core of this journey is "bringing Taiwan to the world and bringing the world back to Taiwan." The journey is over, "but Taiwan's connection with the world will not stop."
Tsai Ing-wen said that her visit to the United States was very fulfilling and she also met many old and new friends. She went to Stanford University to share Taiwan's experience in facing challenges with friends from academia, technology, industry, and national security fields. She also went to the Hoover Institution to share Taiwan's democracy and talk about how we can find common ground amid differences so that society can move forward together even if we have different opinions.
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Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that she met Taiwan's new startup teams and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and also talked a lot with young friends working and studying in the United States. She told Taiwanese overseas that when we go to the world, we should not only ask "What can Taiwan learn from the world", but also ask: "What does Taiwan have that the world needs?"
Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan has technology, manufacturing capabilities, engineering talents, as well as the democratic experience and social resilience we have accumulated along the way. These are things Taiwan can bring to the world."
Tsai Ing-wen said that during this trip, she also felt once again that Taiwan has many friends in the world, from former Speaker Pelosi and former Secretary of State Rice, to friends in academia and industry; from the overseas Chinese who settled in the United States very early, to the younger generation who came to Silicon Valley to work hard in the past few years, everyone uses different methods to keep Taiwan connected to the world.
Tsai Ing-wen said that every time she meets our friends, hears new ideas, or sees Taiwanese people working hard in the world, she wants everyone in Taiwan to know that "bringing Taiwan to the world and bringing the world back to Taiwan" is what she has been doing on this journey. Now, the journey is over, "but Taiwan's connection with the world will not stop. We will continue to work hard and help Taiwan make friends."
In addition, Tsai Ing-wen also shared on Threads that she bought a "carbon halo artifact" before getting on the plane. "If I bought such a big rice ball, would I sleep all the way to Taiwan after eating it?" After arriving in Taiwan, she also posted another report, "With the help of the rice ball, I had enough rest on the plane."
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