Taiwan Friends of Abe Association founded on Tuesday
The Taiwan Friends of Abe Association (å°ç£å®‰å€æ™‰ä¸‰ä¹‹å‹æœƒ) was formed by more than 100 Taiwanese and Japanese politicians at the Grand Hotel on Tuesday (Oct. 11) with former minister of foreign affairs Mark Chen (陳å”å±±) as first chairman.
The association said that the civic group was formed to continue former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s unfulfilled wishes, to deepen the relationship between Taiwan and Japan, and to promote security across the Taiwan Strait and regional peace. The association added that it will exert influence by offering advice with regard to these missions.
Abe was shot twice while he was giving a speech on a street in the city of Nara on July 8 and later died in the hospital.
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) founder and former chairman Robert Tsao (æ›¹èˆˆèª ) said in an address at the association’s founding ceremony that Abe is our hero because he dared to stand up to China and once said, "If something happens to Taiwan, then something happens to Japan.” Tsao added that Taiwan and Japan share common values and ideals, such as democracy, human rights, and freedom.
Taiwan is an independent country, Tsao said, adding that it has been independent for more than 100 years and has never been a territory of the Chinese Communist Party for a single day. Read More…
