Taiwan will continue to push for participation in international organizations to help contribute to societies around the world, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday as she met with US Representative Ruben Gallego.
At a meeting at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Tsai thanked Gallego, a member of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, for his long-term support for Taiwan and for voicing his support in the US Congress for Taiwan to join the WHO, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Police Organization.
The passage of the US Taiwan Travel Act, which promotes meetings and visits between top US and Taiwanese officials, was testament to the continuing improvement in relations between the two nations, she said.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
She also thanked the US government for its commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the Six Assurances, which are the cornerstones of bilateral relations.
The approval of marketing licenses for US firms to sell Taiwan the technologies it needs to build its own submarines — in addition to the US$1.42 billion arms sales package approved in June last year — would not only help Taiwan defend itself, but would also help maintain peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait, Tsai said.
In a separate meeting with Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Rodrigue at her office, Tsai thanked him for his nation’s staunch support for Taiwan.
Taiwan and Haiti have maintained friendly relations for 60 years, during which time they have collaborated on a variety of programs involving infrastructure, agriculture, public health and vocational training, Tsai said.
Three Taiwanese airlines have prohibited passengers from packing Bluetooth earbuds and their charger cases in checked luggage. EVA Air and Uni Air said that Bluetooth earbuds and charger cases are categorized as portable electronic devices, which should be switched off if they are placed in checked luggage based on international aviation safety regulations. They must not be in standby or sleep mode. However, as charging would continue when earbuds are placed in the charger cases, which would contravene international aviation regulations, their cases must be carried as hand luggage, they said. Tigerair Taiwan said that earbud charger cases are equipped
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