The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the International Forum on Countering Transnational Repression May 8 at its Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs in Taipei City, highlighting government commitment to working with like-minded partners to strengthen democratic resilience and build defense networks.
According to the MOFA, Minister without Portfolio Lin Ming-hsin and the ministry’s Secretary General Daniel Kuo-ching Chen delivered opening remarks, while the institute’s president, Jessica Chien-yi Lee, hosted the closing ceremony. Comprising three panels on emerging challenges, legal protection and international collaboration, the event was attended by representatives from the Mainland Affairs Council and drew legislators, academics and experts from Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S., it said.
Lin said that no country can deal with the challenge of transnational repression alone, adding that the Executive Yuan is facilitating interministerial coordination and implementing laws and administrative procedures to expose authoritarian actors and local collaborators so that citizens and foreign nationals within the country can enjoy the protection of the Constitution and freedom from fear. He added that Taiwan is willing to share its experience with allies and partners to counter authoritarian threats and safeguard democracy.
Speaking on behalf of Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, Chen said that authoritarian regimes systematically threaten the democratic system and undermine the sovereignty and civil freedoms of other countries by leveraging disinformation and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence to extend surveillance and intimidation across national borders. The MOFA is adopting prevention, protection and response strategies to enhance public awareness and alertness, as well as mobilizing overseas offices to provide emergency assistance to victims, he added.
The secretary general went on to say that Taiwan will harness its democratic and technological advantages to create a collective defense network with like-minded countries to jointly counter transnational repression and ensure the security and human rights of its people.
Following the forum, Vice Foreign Minister Ger Bau-shuan received overseas guests at a banquet on behalf of the foreign minister. During the event he said that the MOFA will continue to implement its integrated diplomacy initiative to pool resources from the government, industries and academic institutions to advance international cooperation and jointly defend the values of democracy and freedom together with fellow democracies. (YCH-E)
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According to the MOFA, Minister without Portfolio Lin Ming-hsin and the ministry’s Secretary General Daniel Kuo-ching Chen delivered opening remarks, while the institute’s president, Jessica Chien-yi Lee, hosted the closing ceremony. Comprising three panels on emerging challenges, legal protection and international collaboration, the event was attended by representatives from the Mainland Affairs Council and drew legislators, academics and experts from Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S., it said.
Lin said that no country can deal with the challenge of transnational repression alone, adding that the Executive Yuan is facilitating interministerial coordination and implementing laws and administrative procedures to expose authoritarian actors and local collaborators so that citizens and foreign nationals within the country can enjoy the protection of the Constitution and freedom from fear. He added that Taiwan is willing to share its experience with allies and partners to counter authoritarian threats and safeguard democracy.
Speaking on behalf of Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, Chen said that authoritarian regimes systematically threaten the democratic system and undermine the sovereignty and civil freedoms of other countries by leveraging disinformation and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence to extend surveillance and intimidation across national borders. The MOFA is adopting prevention, protection and response strategies to enhance public awareness and alertness, as well as mobilizing overseas offices to provide emergency assistance to victims, he added.
The secretary general went on to say that Taiwan will harness its democratic and technological advantages to create a collective defense network with like-minded countries to jointly counter transnational repression and ensure the security and human rights of its people.
Following the forum, Vice Foreign Minister Ger Bau-shuan received overseas guests at a banquet on behalf of the foreign minister. During the event he said that the MOFA will continue to implement its integrated diplomacy initiative to pool resources from the government, industries and academic institutions to advance international cooperation and jointly defend the values of democracy and freedom together with fellow democracies. (YCH-E)
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