Lai Ching's Germany Day speech Japanese congratulatory delegation: Feeling the determination to protect Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific

President Lai Ching-te met with the "National Celebration Delegation of Japanese Diet members" at noon today (10th). He thanked Chairman Keiji Furuya for leading the delegation to participate in National Day for many years in a row and support Taiwan with practical actions. He felt the close relations between Taiwan and Japan and felt safe and stable. Furuya said that from the National Day speech, President Lai’s firm determination to safeguard peace and security in Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region can be felt.

In his speech, President Keiji Furuya first congratulated the 115th National Day of the Republic of China and thanked Taiwan for its warm reception. He also pointed out that this is the first group visit to Taiwan since the "Japanese-Chinese Parliamentarians' Symposium" was renamed "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance" in June this year. He also thanked President Lai for awarding him the "Grand Ribbon Star Medal" in July this year. This honor belongs to all Japanese members of Congress who have long devoted themselves to Taiwan. They will continue to do their best to promote friendly relations between Taiwan and Japan.

He went on to say that from the National Day speech, President Lai's firm determination to safeguard peace and security in Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region can be felt.

Keiji Furuya emphasized that in order to protect Taiwan's democracy and peace and security across the Taiwan Strait, it is crucial for Taiwan, Japan, the United States and other countries that share values ​​to work closely together. The "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentarians Alliance" has also actively promoted various tasks through multiple task forces. For example, last year it successfully opened the "nationality and region" column of the Japanese household registration to register "Taiwan", and is currently encouraging Japanese and high school students to go to Taiwan for graduation trips, etc., to pass on the Taiwan-Japanese friendship to the next generation through concrete actions.

The congratulatory group also included Representative Hiroshi Kasa, Representative Yoshiyuki Kaneko, Senator Eriko Tani, Senator Junzo Yamamoto, Representative Nobuharu Inoue, Senator Takeo Kitamura, Representative Toru Toru, Representative Nagasaka Yasumasa, Representative Hidetaka Inoue, Representative Usami Nobu, Representative Yoshida Shinji, Senator Megumi Ishii, and Representative Kita. Kami Keirō, Representative Wada Masamune, Representative Hosoda Kenichi, Representative Ishikawa Akimasa, Representative Ihara Takumi, Representative Saiki Takeshi, Senator Umemura Mizuho, Representative Kono Masami, Representative Nishioka Yoshitaka, Senator Iwamoto Mana, Senator Yamada Yoshihiko, Senator Ishihira, Representative Dohashi Akihiro and Representative Kobayashi Shuhei.