Monday, July 13, 2015

Headline News , Caroline Vermeulen, with the experiences with the participants. with Grand These programs provide the Foreign scholars laud Cordon, in recognition of her participants with the opportunity to President Ma's speech at outstanding contribution to promoting develop their Mandarin skills and WWII anniversary event Belgium-Taiwan relations. knowledge of Taiwan in general, Foreign experts praised ROC Vermeulen has been posted to through classes and extracurricular President Ma Ying-jeou’s speech at Taiwan since August 2011. During activities. Due to the popularity of the an international conference in this time, she spared no effort in programs in previous years, both of on 7 July, marking the ROC's victory promoting bilateral ties between the them were expanded this year. in the War of Resistance against two nations, and facilitating visits for Japan in 1945. A Japanese professor personnel. said that Ma's remarks showed that his approach to Japan-Taiwan relations is "flexible”, as President Ma described himself as "Japan-friendly", rejecting the "pro-Japan" or "anti-Japan" labels political pundits have given him. William Kirby, a professor at Harvard University, Information praised his speech as an "excellent" Thanks to her, Taiwan and Belgium one, which underscored the signed a working holiday agreement Taiwan Culture Toolkit importance of the War from a in March 2013, which allows young available online national, regional and global people to work in Belgium or Taiwan To strengthen connections with perspective. while holidaying there. This international communities, the ROC agreement has significantly Ministry of Culture has created the contributed to an increase in “Taiwan Culture Toolkit”, a multi-lingual exchange between youth of the two website that includes literature, cinema, nations, Minister Lin said. Rik Van fine arts and traditional performing arts. Droogenbroeck will be replacing Ms. It aims to give the international Vermeulen. community a better understanding of Taiwan’s culture in a variety of areas, and Local Activities also to open up increased opportunities On history, "my stance is that we EU officials prepped for for international cooperation and should deal with issues based on study trip to Taiwan exchange. Each ‘culture toolkit’ is a systematic collection of the most their merits, show empathy to others, On 1 July, the Taipei Representative and distinguish kindness from representative pieces for that particular Office in the EU & Belgium organized area. hatred," President Ma said. Such an orientation meeting for the EU principles will help the ROC and officials who will take part in the Japan establish a lasting friendship, ‘Taiwan Study Seminar’ or the he added. He concluded by saying ‘Mandarin Training Program’ in he will continue his efforts to promote Taiwan. The meeting started with ties with Japan, while addressing welcome remarks by history and looking to the future. Deputy-Representative Wan-li Wang, EU-Taiwan Relations followed by a presentation from Ms. Huei-wen Hsu, Director of the Belgian representative to Education Division, on Taiwan’s Taiwan decorated academic relations with Europe, and On 8 July, ROC Minister of Foreign opportunities for the Benelux region. http://www.taiwanacademy.tw/toolkit Affairs, David Lin, decorated Two EU officials who went to Taiwan

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