Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) is to lead a delegation to Washington tomorrow to meet with officials from the US Federal Executive Departments and Congress, sources said.
Chiu is expected to give a publicized lecture at a think tank on Friday next week, people familiar with the matter said.
Directly following China’s 93rd military parade on Wednesday, to commemorate 80 years since the defeat of Japan in World War II, the trip would be Chiu’s first visit to the US in an official capacity since he took office.
Photo: Taipei Times
The trip aims to further explain cross-strait policies to US officials and to better understand the direction of China-related policies under the administration of US President Donald Trump, an inside official said.
It also aims to deepen US-Taiwan cooperation and solidify US confidence in Taiwan, they said, with delegations forming a routine part of bilateral relations.
After President William Lai (賴清德) took office in May last year, the council sent Deputy Minister Shen You-chung (沈有忠) on a state visit to Washington.
Previously, then-MAC minister Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) was the first MAC official to visit Washington in 2018 since the Democratic Progressive Party took power and former president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took office in 2016.
However, then-MAC minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) was not able to be part of the next scheduled delegation in 2022 due to domestic matters.
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