Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen praised military cooperation with Washington on Thursday as she delivered the first fighter jet, the newly developed F-16, with US assistance to strengthen defenses. Of Taiwan during the escalating tensions between Taipei and Beijing.
The statement was made at an air base in Chiayi, southern Taiwan, to show the first squadron of its most advanced F-16V aircraft that the project demonstrates a strong commitment to "I believe that as long as we adhere to the values of democracy and freedom, there will be more like-minded countries on the same front line with us," he said. The United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but is the island's main international arms supplier to counter Beijing.
Translated by SO VANNA IU