The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the nation’s three major parties finalized the member list of a legislative delegation to observe the US Democratic National Convention with partisan disagreements set aside for the nation’s common good, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) said yesterday.
The ministry has formed a delegation to observe the convention in Chicago from Monday next week to Thursday.
Another 11-member delegation last month was sent to observe the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it added.
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The latest delegation is to consist of five members from the DPP, five members from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and one member from the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), sources said.
The DPP delegates are Wang and Fan Yun (范雲), the party’s spokeswoman Han Ying (韓瑩), Kaohsiung City Councilor Tang Yung-yu (湯詠瑜) and former Hsinchu city councilor Lee Yen-hui (李?慧), they said.
The KMT delegates are legislators Hsu Yu-chen (許宇甄), Chiu Jo-hua (邱若華) and Ko Ju-chun (葛如鈞), KMT spokeswoman Yang Chih-yu (楊智?) and the party’s representative to the US Victor Chin (秦日新), they said, adding that the TPP would send its caucus whip Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌).
Wang, who is also a convener of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, said President William Lai (賴清德), who is also DPP chairman, has designated him to lead the delegation.
The proportion of each party in the delegation remains the same as the former Democratic National Convention delegation four years ago, but more legislators are involved this year due to the recess of the Legislative Yuan.
The delegation is to express best wishes for the US’ electoral affairs without interfering, as the goal is to observe the event and the US political situation, Wang said.
With Taiwan’s national interest in mind, the delegation would also mingle with Democratic supporters of Taiwan, US Congress members and other politicians, and take part in side meetings to strengthen the Taiwan-US relationship and cooperation, he said.
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