04 September 2020

President Tsai meets Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil resident Tsai Ing-wen met with Czech Republic Senate President PMiloš Vystrčil, September 3, as she posthumously conferred the Order of Pro- pitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon on the late Czech Senate President Jaro- slav Kubera. The meeting came as the Czech leader rounded out his momentous six-day visit to Taiwan, in which he has led an 89-member delegation, met with various Taiwanese of- ficials, oversaw the signing of three Memo- randums of Understanding, and delivered a landmark speech to the Legislative Yuan. In remarks delivered after meeting the Senate President, President Tsai thanked provide mutual support. In addition to President Tsai, Vystrčil also Vystrčil and the delegation members for Likewise, in his remarks, Senate President met with Vice President Lai Ching-te, Pre- their support, adding that she believes their Vystrčil thanked President Tsai for the mier Su Tseng-chang and Minister of For- visit will spark a new wave, encouraging warm reception and care that the delega- eign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu during his others to engage in reciprocal visits, and tion had received in Taiwan. visit. Czech Republic senate president delivers landmark Legislative Yuan address zech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil port those who are committed to freedom makes Vystrčil the first figure to deliver delivered a landmark speech to the and democracy, he explained, saying that such remarks while not representing a for- CLegislative Yuan, September 1, in is why he was honored to visit Taiwan as mal diplomatic ally. which he reiterated his staunch support for a representative of the Czech Republic’s Vystrčil powerfully ended his speech echo- Taiwan and for global democratic values. parliament. ing the famous words of the American It is the responsibility of all democratic The speech marks the first time an incum- President John F. Kennedy, as he stated “I countries to defend and uphold democrat- bent parliamentary head has addressed am Taiwanese” in Mandarin, which drew a ic values, Vystrčil said. It is their duty to sup- Taiwan’s parliament in 45 years and also standing ovation from the audience. President Tsai calls for Taiwan-EU bilateral investment deal resident Tsai Ing-wen expressed rope Day Dinner was postponed due to bilateral trade between the EU and Tai- her support and hopes for a bilat- the coronavirus pandemic. wan reached a historic high of US$58.7 Peral investment agreement with Taiwan should be a naturally trusted billion (€49.6 billion), Tsai stated, before the European Union (EU), September 2, economic partner for the EU, President adding that European investment in Tai- while addressing a European Day Din- Tsai underlined in her remarks, citing wan also stands at record levels. ner organized by the European Cham- the shared values of democracy, human Taiwan and the EU can open the door ber of Commerce Taiwan. rights and the rule of law. to an even more concrete partnership Though originally scheduled to take The President also highlighted the ro- in the future, Tsai said, by beginning place closer to the official celebration of bust, and growing, economic relation- discussions on a bilateral investment Europe Day, on May 19, this year’s Eu- ship between the two sides. In 2019, agreement. MOFA unveils Taiwan’s new passport design he Ministry of Foreign Affairs font for Taiwan, and its placement di- nationality. (MOFA) presented the new cov- rectly above the word “passport”, so as Explaining the justification for the rede- Ter design for Taiwanese pass- to clearly indicate the passport holder's sign, MOFA said that it will help to en- ports at a special press conference, sure the dignity and rights of Taiwan’s September 2, the redesign will come citizens when travelling abroad. into effect as of January 2021. The new design retains many features Editorial: Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium Website: http://www.roc-taiwan.org/be_en/index.html of the old, including the color, structure, E-mail: [email protected] and the official country name in both Tel: +32(0)2/287.28.16 or +32(0)2/287.28.11 Chinese and English. Major changes include the enlargement of the English