The 2026 Ketagalan Forum was held Aug. 4 in Taipei City, drawing international participants to discuss how to tackle global challenges through democratic resilience, Indo-Pacific security cooperation and non-red supply chains.
Jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, the 10th edition of the annual event involved political figures, lawmakers and experts from around the world.
According to the MOFA, President Lai Ching-te said during his remarks that Taiwan will safeguard the values of freedom and democracy, maintain regional peace and stability and promote global prosperity. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting integrated and value-added diplomacy to build a strong defense against China’s aggression.
The president also received a statement from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China that called on democratic countries to jointly respond to China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress and the challenges brought by Beijing’s transnational repression, the ministry added.
During her remarks at the luncheon, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim also called for democratic unity in the face of authoritarian expansionism, the MOFA said.
Among the keynote speakers, Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini underscored the long-standing relations with Taiwan; U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul stressed the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act; former Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland voiced objection to China’s ethnic unity and progress promotion law; and former Finnish PM Sanna Marin paid tribute to the Taiwanese people’s commitment to defending shared values.
According to the MOFA, the forum also featured three panel discussions with several key former and current political figures from Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia and the U.S. (SFC-E)
Jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, the 10th edition of the annual event involved political figures, lawmakers and experts from around the world.
According to the MOFA, President Lai Ching-te said during his remarks that Taiwan will safeguard the values of freedom and democracy, maintain regional peace and stability and promote global prosperity. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung reiterated the government’s commitment to promoting integrated and value-added diplomacy to build a strong defense against China’s aggression.
The president also received a statement from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China that called on democratic countries to jointly respond to China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress and the challenges brought by Beijing’s transnational repression, the ministry added.
During her remarks at the luncheon, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim also called for democratic unity in the face of authoritarian expansionism, the MOFA said.
Among the keynote speakers, Eswatini Prime Minister Russell Dlamini underscored the long-standing relations with Taiwan; U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul stressed the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act; former Canadian Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland voiced objection to China’s ethnic unity and progress promotion law; and former Finnish PM Sanna Marin paid tribute to the Taiwanese people’s commitment to defending shared values.
According to the MOFA, the forum also featured three panel discussions with several key former and current political figures from Canada, Japan, Poland, Slovakia and the U.S. (SFC-E)
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